# NTSB NYC80DHD06: Stinson 108-2, N97247, Toms River, NJ, November 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1979
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DHD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3535   79/11/6   TOMS RIVER,NJ       STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 44,
        TIME - 1230                    N97247              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  180 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOMS RIVER,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97247](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97247-1994-06-22), registration cancelled 1994-06-22, S/N 108247 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miller Airpark

## 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 19791106036619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791106036619A), Nov 6, 1979: Univar 1082, Toms River, NJ, Substantial damage. Acft flipped inverted on rwy during takeoff attempt. Evidence indicates pilot lost control of aircraft.

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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