# NTSB IAD76FIG19: Cessna 172, N6315E, Laurel, MD, June 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1976
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1969  76/6/26    LAUREL,MD           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1250                    N6315E              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - S4BURBAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAUREL,MD                   RETURN                       STEVENSVILLE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLAPS RETRACTED DURING APPROCH FOR UNKN REASON.CARB HEAT FULL HOT,MAG ON L.UN CLR TREES DRG CLB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6315E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6315E-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 46415, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: S4burban

## 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 19760626018319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760626018319A), Jun 26, 1976: Cessna 172, Laurel, MD, Substantial damage. Flaps retracted during approch for unkn reason. Carb heat full hot,mag on l.un clr trees drg clb.

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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