# NTSB NYC76DHA01: Cessna 172, N12493, Basking Ridge, NJ, July 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DHA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2708   75/7/2    BASKING RIDGE,NJ    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N12493              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET HILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BASKING RIDGE,NJ            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12493](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12493), registered now, S/N 17262018, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, 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 19750702016699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750702016699A), Jul 2, 1975: Cessna 172M, Basking Ridge, NJ, 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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