# NTSB NYC70IN082: Grumman G-159, N376, Pomona, NJ, February 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1970
- Place: Pomona, NJ · POMONA, NJ
- Location: 39.4688° N, 74.5502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pomona, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4688&lon=-74.5502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70IN082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70IN082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0004   70/2/5  NR.POMONA,NJ          GRUMMAN G-159       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N376                PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     50, 9325 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATLANTIC CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC CITY,NJ           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PROJECT FLT. FIRE NR1 ENG. RUSTY AIR CASINGS PERMITTED BURN PENETRATION THRU CHAMBER WALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N376 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-159
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Atlantic City

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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