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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Laurel, MD · April 20, 1975

Date
April 20, 1975
Place
Laurel, MD
Airport
Suburban
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7689A
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD75FIG17
Reported as
Cessna 180
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total274 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

R fuel tank abt 2 gal,l tank aprx 1 pint. Plt thought he had enough gas to return to bal.

As the FAA filed it

R FUEL TANK ABT 2 GAL,L TANK APRX 1 PINT.PLT THOUGHT HE HAD ENOUGH GAS TO RETURN TO BAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.