# Accident 19740320007669A: Cessna 172L, Toms River, NJ, March 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1974
- Place: Toms River, NJ
- Airport: Robert J Miller
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 39.9537° N, 74.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toms River, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9537&lon=-74.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7062Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7062Q-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FHD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740320007669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRG TAXI DWN A NARROW RAMP BEHIND PARKED ACFT HIT N5997U AND N4570J BOTH PARKED.SUBSTANTIAL DMG.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC74FHD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD32), Mar 20, 1974: Cessna 172 (N7062Q), Toms River, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7062Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19811010067069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010067069A), Oct 10, 1981: Cessna 172L (N7062Q), Westhampton, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot experienced engine malfunction. Aircraft touched down short of runway and flipped inverted.
- [Accident 19790407006579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407006579A), Apr 7, 1979: Cessna 172 (N7062Q), Newport, RI, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted downwind takeoff. Aborted takeoff, ran off end of runway. Nosed over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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