# Incident 19790925049821I: Cessna 172N, Middletown, OH, September 25, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1979, 18:36 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Airport: Hook
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5030° N, 84.3649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5030&lon=-84.3649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8324E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8324E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790925049821I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STRUCK N4495R JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4495R, Cessna 172M: [Incident 19790925049822I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790925049822I)

## Other reports on N8324E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20160608013719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160608013719A), Jun 8, 2016: Cessna 172N (N8324E), Urbana, OH, Substantial damage. Making an approach to runway 22 during the flare a gust of wind caused the airplane lift and land hard
- [Incident 20050614013539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050614013539I), Jun 14, 2005: Cessna 172N (N8324E), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft struck large deer while landing at mgy, shearing nose gear from aircraft and subsequently causing prop to strike the runway. Some structural…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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