# NTSB NYC75FHD04: Piper PA-28, N15480, Toms River, NJ, July 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2485   74/7/9    TOMS RIVER,NJ       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N15480              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERT MILLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOMS RIVER,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- DRG GO-AROUND ACFT TRACK OVR RISING TRRN AND TREES ABT 30FT HI.ACFT SETTLED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15480](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15480-2014-09-05), registration cancelled 2014-09-05, S/N 28-7325075, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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 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 19740709026249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740709026249A), Jul 9, 1974: Piper PA28140, Toms River, NJ, Substantial damage. Drg go-around acft track ovr rising trrn and trees abt 30FT hi. Acft settled into trees.

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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