# NTSB NYC77DHA29: Cessna 172, N12501, Bedminster, NJ, July 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1977
- 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: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77DHA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2511  77/7/17  NR.BEDMINSTER,NJ      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 500
        TIME - 2130                    N12501              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REHOBOTH BCH,DE            BEDMINSTER,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           80                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- STRUCK PARKED ACFT N8387U AND DAMAGED ITS RIGHT WING.WIND GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12501](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12501), registered now, S/N 17262024, 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 Airport

## 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 19770717020879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770717020879A), Jul 17, 1977: Cessna 172M, Bedminster, NJ, Substantial damage. Struck parked acft N8387U and damaged its right wing. Wind gusting to 20 knots.

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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