# NTSB UNK65X0737: Cessna 172, N7132A, Ashland, MT, November 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1964
- Place: Ashland, MT · ASHLAND, MT
- Location: 45.5977° N, 106.2975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5977&lon=-106.2975&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0737
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0737

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3513  64/11/16   ASHLAND MONT        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 117
        TIME - 1010                    N7132A              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST. LABRE MISSION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- FIELD COVERED WITH 12 INCHES LOOSE SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7132A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7132A-1969-08-08), registration cancelled 1969-08-08, S/N 29232 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St. Labre Mission

## Other investigations on N7132A (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 DEN70F0045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0045), Jun 20, 1969: Cessna 172 (N7132A), Laramie, WY, destroyed

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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