# Accident 19730417008969A: Cessna 172E, Basking Ridge, PA, April 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1973
- Place: Basking Ridge, PA
- Airport: Somerset H1lls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N3636S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3636S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,660 total, 460 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FHA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730417008969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BRAKE DISCS SEVERELY RUSTED,PITTED.BRAKE PADS WORN WOULD NOT CONTACT BRAKE.HI SPEED TAXI ON RWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 NYC73FHA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA24), Apr 17, 1973: Cessna 172 (N3636S), Basking Ridge, NJ, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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