# NTSB UNK65X0716: Cessna 172, N9857T, Saco, MT, November 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1964
- Place: Saco, MT · SACO, MT
- Location: 48.4571° N, 107.3413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saco, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4571&lon=-107.3413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0716
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0716

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3497  64/11/15   SACO MONT           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 600
        TIME - 1515                    N9857T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A ROCK DURING LANDING ON PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9857T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9857T), registered now, S/N 47657 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9857T (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA72FTA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FTA16), Apr 19, 1972: Cessna 172 (N9857T), Roberts, MT, substantial damage

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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