# Accident 19850718067531A: Piper PA28140, Bedminster, NJ, July 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1985, 15:25 local time
- Place: Bedminster, NJ
- Airport: Somerset
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N6139J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6139J-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850718067531A

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH WHEEL OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT. VEERED INTO N4319F WHICH WAS ON PARALLEL TAXIWAY. WING DAMAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4319F, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19850718067532A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850718067532A)

## 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 NYC85LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA180), Jul 18, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N6139J), Bedminster, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6139J (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040724026769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040724026769A), Jul 24, 2004: Piper PA28140 (N6139J), Bedminster, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft departed runway 12. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft engine began sputtering and experienced a loss of power. The pilot made a turn to…
- [Incident 19921023043309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921023043309I), Oct 23, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N6139J), Warminster, PA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost. Saw airport. Landed. Turned off runway into closed runway. Hit fire truck trying to stop him.

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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