# NTSB IAD75FIG17: Cessna 180, N7689A, Laurel, MD, April 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1975
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FIG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1012  75/4/20    LAUREL,MD           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1500
        TIME - 2150                    N7689A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 274 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUBURBAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAUREL,MD                   BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R FUEL TANK ABT 2 GAL,L TANK APRX 1 PINT.PLT THOUGHT HE HAD ENOUGH GAS TO RETURN TO BAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7689A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7689A-1975-06-24), registration cancelled 1975-06-24, S/N 32586 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- 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 19750420011019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750420011019A), Apr 20, 1975: Cessna 180, Laurel, MD, Destroyed. R fuel tank abt 2 gal,l tank aprx 1 pint. Plt thought he had enough gas to return to bal.

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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