# NTSB NYC70F0161: Cessna 337C, N2651S, Toms River, NJ, September 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1969
- Place: Toms River, NJ · TOMS RIVER, NJ
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0161

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2651S-1970-06-05), registration cancelled 1970-06-05, S/N 3370951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337C
- Registry model: [Cessna 337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337c) (registry code 2075712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ocean County

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.

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