# NTSB NYC75FHA35: Mooney M20C, N7863V, Basking Ridge, NJ, April 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1975
- 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: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0443  75/4/11    BASKING RIDGE,NJ    MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 138
        TIME - 1846                    N7863V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET HILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BASKING RIDGE,NJ            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT T/D LONG USED UP MOST OF RWY BFR GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7863V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7863V-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 2826, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Somerset Hills

## 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 19750411005559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750411005559A), Apr 11, 1975: Mooney M20C, Basking Ridge, NJ, Substantial damage. Acft t/d long used up most of rwy bfr go-around.

## Other investigations on N7863V (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 NYC66F0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0012), May 30, 1965: Mooney M20 (N7863V), Lincoln, 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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