# Accident 19751016032499A: Beech J35, Basking Ridge, NJ, October 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1975
- Place: Basking Ridge, NJ
- Airport: Somerset Hills
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 40.7065° N, 74.5576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Basking Ridge, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7065&lon=-74.5576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8398D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8398D-1977-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,780 total, 274 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA13-151531) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751016032499A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SEL HANDLE DISCONNECTED.A-905 PIN AND COTTER PIN NOT FOUND HIT ABV GND SWIMMING POOL.

## 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 NYC76FHA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA13-151531), Oct 16, 1975: Beech J35 (N8398D), Basking Ridge, 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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