# NTSB NYC78FHD11: Cessna 152, N49080, Pitman, NJ, March 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1978
- Place: Pitman, NJ · PITMAN, NJ
- Location: 39.7331° N, 75.1297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pitman, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7331&lon=-75.1297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FHD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3570  78/3/28    PITMAN,NJ           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N49080              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 1425 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ARPT NOTAMED CLOSED.FADED WHITE X ADJ TO RWY.1FT OF MUD ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49080](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49080-1998-01-27), registration cancelled 1998-01-27, S/N 15281139 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pitman

## 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 19780328034279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780328034279A), Mar 28, 1978: Cessna A150K, Pitman, NJ, Substantial damage. Arpt notamed closed. Faded white x adj to rwy.1FT of mud on rwy.

## Other investigations on N49080 (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 NYC79FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA081), Aug 19, 1979: Cessna 152 (N49080), Kunkletown, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB NYC79FHA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA10), Feb 18, 1979: Cessna 152 (N49080), Slatington, PA, 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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