# NTSB NYC80DHD08: Cessna 152, N48470, Toms River, NJ, December 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DHD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3534  79/12/11   TOMS RIVER,NJ       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1625                    N48470              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            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
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48470](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48470-1980-06-02), registration cancelled 1980-06-02, S/N 15283340 (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: 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 19791211035959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791211035959A), Dec 11, 1979: Cessna 152, Toms River, NJ, Destroyed. Student pilot lost control of aircraft on touch and go landing. Aircraft veered off side of runway. 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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