# NTSB NYC75FHA10: Beech A55, N8510M, Bedminster, NJ, August 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1974
- Place: Bedminster, NJ · BEDMINSTER, NJ
- Location: 40.6743° N, 74.6605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedminster, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6743&lon=-74.6605&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3708   74/8/4    BEDMINSTER,NJ       BEECH A55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1300
        TIME - 1235                    N8510M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITMAN,NJ                   BEDMINSTER,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     190
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TSTM JUST PASSED THE ARPT.WIND GUSTING 25K.HIT FENCE CAUSED GR TO COLLAPSE..
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8510M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8510M-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N TC-452, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Somerset

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740804023919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740804023919A), Aug 4, 1974: Beech 95A55, Bedminster, NJ, Destroyed. Tstm just passed the arpt. Wind gusting 25K.hit fence caused gr to collapse..

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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