# NTSB NYC70D0077: Aeronca 7FC, N9893B, Basking Ridge, NJ, August 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1969
- Place: Basking Ridge, NJ · BASKING RIDGE, NJ
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161268
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3372  69/8/11    BASKING RIDGE,NJ    AERONCA 7FC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 123
        TIME - 1730                    N9893B              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET HILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BASKING RIDGE,NJ            BASKING RIDGE,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9893B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9893B-1974-05-23), registration cancelled 1974-05-23, S/N 7FC-213 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Somerset Hills

## Other investigations on N9893B (2)

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 NYC74FHD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD31), Apr 13, 1974: Champion 7FC (N9893B), Marlton, NJ, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC68D0089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0089), Aug 13, 1967: Champion 7FC (N9893B), Block Island, RI, substantial damage

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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