# NTSB NYC79FHD11: Cessna 152, N24843, Robbinsville, NJ, March 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1979
- Place: Robbinsville, NJ · ROBBINSVILLE, NJ
- Location: 40.2146° N, 74.6193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robbinsville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2146&lon=-74.6193&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 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1877   79/3/2    ROBBINSVILLE,NJ     CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1510                    N24843              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRENTON-ROBBINSVL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROBBINSVILLE,NJ             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N24843 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Trenton-Robbinsvl

## 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 19790302018769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302018769A), Mar 2, 1979: Cessna 152, Trenton, NJ, Substantial damage. Student pilot landed aircraft in a crab position. Ran off side of runway into soft mud, flipped over.

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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