# NTSB IAD75FHD18: Cessna 150, N7172F, Laurel, DE, July 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1974
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FHD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FHD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3552  74/7/28    LAUREL,DEL          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1064
        TIME - 1510                    N7172F              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAUREL,DEL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- GO AROUND FROM PRACTICE EMERGENCY LANDING.PLT UN CLB ABV TREES STALLED ACFT INTO WOODED AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7172F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7172F-2015-05-13), registration cancelled 2015-05-13, S/N 15063772, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740728033979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740728033979A), Jul 28, 1974: Cessna 150F, Laurel, DE, Substantial damage. Go around from practice emergency landing. Plt un clb abv trees stalled acft into wooded area.

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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