# NTSB NYC74FHD32: Cessna 172, N7062Q, Toms River, NJ, March 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1974
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186221
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHD32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0982  74/3/20    TOMS RIVER,NJ       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N7062Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERT J MILLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                TOMS RIVER,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- DRG TAXI DWN A NARROW RAMP BEHIND PARKED ACFT HIT N5997U AND N4570J BOTH PARKED.SUBSTANTIAL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7062Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7062Q-2013-10-29), registration cancelled 2013-10-29, S/N 17260362, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Robert J Miller

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740320007669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740320007669A), Mar 20, 1974: Cessna 172L, Toms River, NJ, Substantial damage. Drg taxi dwn a narrow ramp behind parked acft hit N5997U and N4570J both parked. Substantial dmg.

## Other investigations on N7062Q (2)

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 NYC82FHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHJ01), Oct 10, 1981: Cessna 172 (N7062Q), Westhampton, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FNA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA14), Apr 7, 1979: Cessna 172 (N7062Q), Newport, RI, substantial damage

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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