# NTSB CHI80DEG06: Cessna 172N, N733QJ, Hillsboro, OH, November 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1979
- Place: Hillsboro, OH · HILLSBORO, OH
- Location: 39.2123° N, 83.6112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2123&lon=-83.6112&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEG06

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3225  79/11/27   HILLSBORO,OH        CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N733QJ              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGHLAND COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,OH                HILLSBORO,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733QJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733QJ), registered now, S/N 17268463, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: Highland County

## 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 19791127033719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791127033719A), Nov 27, 1979: Cessna 172M, Hillsboro, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot tried crosswind landing. Aircraft ballooned & porpoised down runway. Damaged nose gear, firewall.

## Other investigations on N733QJ (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA24LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA065), Dec 11, 2023: Cessna 172 (N733QJ), Newport News, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inflight collision with a bird during initial climb.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.