# NTSB IAD74FIG16: Cessna 150, N19327, Laurel, MD, December 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1973
- Place: Laurel, MD · LAUREL, MD
- Location: 39.0950° N, 76.8611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurel, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0950&lon=-76.8611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187510
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FIG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3906   73/12/4   LAUREL,MD           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2015                    N19327              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 898 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            88 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUBURBAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,DC               LAUREL,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19327](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19327-1974-04-22), registration cancelled 1974-04-22, S/N 15074341, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Suburban

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731204038799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731204038799A), Dec 4, 1973: Cessna 150L, Laurel, MD, 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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