Cessna T207A N51SA

Summary

On 16 May 1997 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna T207A registered N51SA was involved in an accident near Monument Valley, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 May 1997 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Monument Valley, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Monument Valley (Private) (71V)

Coordinates

37.0800, -110.2505

Aircraft

Cessna T207A

Registration

N51SA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kayenta → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA97LA114

Nobody was injured.

A horse entering the runway after the aircraft touched down. Factors included no fence installed around part of the airstrip, and remedial action not possible.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The aircraft was struck by a galloping horse during landing roll. The pilot reported that the runway was clear during his approach, but that he spotted a herd of horses galloping toward the aircraft from the left after an uneventful touchdown. The available remaining runway length and width prevented effective corrective action by the pilot. Despite the pilot's attempt to veer the aircraft clear of the horses, the lead horse struck the aircraft at a full gallop, substantially damaging the aircraft. The privately-owned open-range airstrip, which lies partly on a Navajo Indian reservation, is not fenced on the portion which lies on tribal land, due to tribal restrictions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.