# Accident 19811108072219A: Cessna 152, Toms River, NJ, November 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1981, 14:15 local time
- Place: Toms River, NJ
- Airport: Robert J. Miller
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N89132, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 50 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DHD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DHD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811108072219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT'S SEAT MOVED BACK DURING LANDING CAUSING CRASH. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND ON SEAT TRACK OR LOCKING PIN.

## 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 NYC82DHD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DHD04), Nov 8, 1981: Cessna 152 (N89132), Toms River, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N89132 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810110005679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810110005679I), Jan 10, 1981: Cessna 152 (N89132), Toms River, NJ, Minor damage. During landing, the aircraft hit a small snowbank and went off the left side of the runway.

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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