# Accident 20051105032169A: Cessna 172S, Laurel, DE, November 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2005, 19:15 local time
- Place: Laurel, DE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5386° N, 75.5897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5386&lon=-75.5897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3540U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3540U-2010-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,893 total, 593 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105032169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2005, ABOUT 1915 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172-S, N3540U, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A NIGHT TAKE OFF FROM A FARM FIELD. THE ATTEMPT FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED.

## 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 NYC06LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA026), Nov 5, 2005: Cessna 172S (N3540U), Laurel, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to takeoff from an unimproved field, and his subsequent failure to abort the takeoff prior to collision with a sign and an embankment. Factors in the accident were his…

## Other reports on N3540U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20051105033249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105033249I), Nov 5, 2005: Cessna 172S (N3540U), Laurel, DE. (-23) On November 5, 2005, at about 1215 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172S, N3540U, pilot stated he mistakenly pulled the mixture control and shut the…

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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