# NTSB NYC77FHA23: Cessna 172, N3831Q, Basking Ridge, NJ, June 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1977
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1456   77/6/3    BASKING RIDGE,NJ    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1145                    N3831Q              PX-  0  0  3  OTHER                     28, 3822 TOTAL HOURS, 131
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET HILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BASKING RIDGE,NJ            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- PLT USED 15 DEG FLAP TO CLR TREES FLAPS FOUND FULLY EXTDD.FLAP SW,DWN TO NEUTRAL PSN SPRING BKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3831Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3831Q-1978-11-03), registration cancelled 1978-11-03, S/N 17259931, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (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 19770603016639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770603016639A), Jun 3, 1977: Cessna 172L, Basking Ridge, NJ, Destroyed. Plt used 15 deg flap to clr trees flaps found fully extdd. Flap sw,dwn to neutral psn spring bkn.

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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