# NTSB DIA69F0050: Cessna 175, N7537M, Laurel, DE, August 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1968
- Place: Laurel, DE · LAUREL, DE
- Location: 38.5738° N, 75.5712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurel, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5738&lon=-75.5712&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2682   68/8/3    LAUREL,DEL          CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 203
        TIME - 0730                    N7537M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RNWY WIDTH 40 FT.BORDERED BY CORN 8 FT HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7537M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7537M), registered now, S/N 55837 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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