# NTSB NYC74IN080: Piper PA-28, N5197S, Toms River, NJ, March 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74IN080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74IN080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0005  74/3/15    TOMS RIVER,NJ       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 566
        TIME - 2100                    N5197S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RJ MILLER AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC CITY,NJ            TOMS RIVER,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- DARK NIGHT.WOODED AREA ARND ARPT,NO PERIMETER FENCE TO KEEP DEER OFF ARPT PROPERTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5197S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5197S), registered now, S/N 28-7105048, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Rj Miller Airpark

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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