# NTSB SEA79DTA05: Cessna 172B, N7487X, Circle, MT, November 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1978
- Place: Circle, MT · CIRCLE, MT
- Location: 47.4177° N, 105.5870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Circle, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4177&lon=-105.5870&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DTA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3178  78/11/21   CIRCLE,MT           CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 149
        TIME - 1415                    N7487X              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MC CONE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LINDSAY,MT                  RETURN                       CIRCLE,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT OVERSHOT APCH. HE KNEW FUEL SUPPLY WAS LOW BEFORE DEP FROM HIS RANCH STRIP. ACFT HIT FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7487X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7487X-1980-07-15), registration cancelled 1980-07-15, S/N 17247987 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mc Cone County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781121034639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781121034639A), Nov 21, 1978: Cessna 172D, Circle, MT, Substantial damage. Plt overshot apch. He knew fuel supply was low before dep from hinch strip. Acft hit fence.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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