# Accident 20181001019379A: Cessna 152, Farmingdale, NJ, October 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2018, 10:15 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NJ
- Airport: Monmouth Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1850° N, 74.1222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1850&lon=-74.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94658, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94658-2019-06-12) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 291 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181001019379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF N94658 WAS TAXIING TO RUNWAY 21 FOR DEPARTURE, WHEN HE HIT A PARKED UNOCCUPIED FUEL TRUCK. THE RESULT OF THE IMPACT SWUNG THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO THE LEFT, LODGING IT BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND PARKED FUEL TRUCKS. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED. NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FOCUSED ON FINDING A TAXIWAY.

## 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 GAA19CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA003), Oct 1, 2018: Cessna 152 (N94658), Farmingdale, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a vehicle while taxiing for departure.

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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