# Accident 19730411008199A: Cessna 182P, Laurel, MD, April 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1973
- Place: Laurel, MD
- Airport: Suburban
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.9975° N, 77.1099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUBURBAN (5MD9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9975&lon=-77.1099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79459, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79459) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 2 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FIG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730411008199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCTRD DNDFT,UN CK SINK WITH FULL PWR.HIT TWO SIXTY FT TREES ABT 5FT OFF TOP.DMGD ELEV,STABILIZER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 IAD73FIG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIG22), Apr 11, 1973: Cessna 182P (N79459), Laurel, MD, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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