# Accident 19750420011019A: Cessna 180, Laurel, MD, April 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1975
- Place: Laurel, MD
- Airport: Suburban
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N7689A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7689A-1975-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 274 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FIG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750420011019A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD75FIG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG17), Apr 20, 1975: Cessna 180 (N7689A), Laurel, MD, destroyed

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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