- Date
- September 12, 1969
- Place
- Toms River, NJ · TOMS RIVER, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2651SCessna 337C
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159023
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2723 69/9/12 TOMS RIVER,NJ CESSNA 337C CR- 1 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1185 TIME - 0100 N2651S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKEWOOD,NJ TOMS RIVER,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLEW INTO 60 FT TREES AT NIGHT ON DOWNWIND LEG. COPILOT DIED 9/16/69. PLT SURVIVED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2651S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ocean County
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