# Accident 19740804023919A: Beech 95A55, Bedminster, NJ, August 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1974
- Place: Bedminster, NJ
- Airport: Somerset
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Holding IFR
- Location: 40.6260° N, 74.6700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOMERSET (SMQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6260&lon=-74.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8510M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8510M-1975-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 62 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740804023919A

## Narrative

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

TSTM JUST PASSED THE ARPT.WIND GUSTING 25K.HIT FENCE CAUSED GR TO COLLAPSE..

## 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 NYC75FHA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA10), Aug 4, 1974: Beech A55 (N8510M), Bedminster, NJ, destroyed

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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