# Incident 19790925049822I: Cessna 172M, 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, second 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: N4495R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4495R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19790925049822I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK FROM ABOVE BY N8324E, LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8324E, Cessna 172N: [Incident 19790925049821I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790925049821I)

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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