# Accident 19790302018769A: Cessna 152, Trenton, NJ, March 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1979, 15:10 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Trenton-Robbinsvi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2238° N, 74.7636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2238&lon=-74.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24843 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 18 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302018769A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A CRAB POSITION. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO SOFT MUD, FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 NYC79FHD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD11), Mar 2, 1979: Cessna 152 (N24843), Robbinsville, NJ, substantial damage

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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