# NTSB MIA79DLD35: Cessna 172, N733GZ, Brandon, FL, February 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1979
- Place: Brandon, FL · BRANDON, FL
- Location: 27.9378° N, 82.2859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brandon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9378&lon=-82.2859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0004   79/2/4  NR.BRANDON,FL         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 382
        TIME - 1630                    N733GZ              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRANDON SOD FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BRANDON,FL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- RT SEAT REMOVED-AFT FACING OBSERVER INADVERTENTLY LEANED AGAINST CONTROL YOKE CAUSING PITCHDOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733GZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733GZ), registered now, S/N 17268296, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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: Brandon Sod Farm

## 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 19790204002229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790204002229A), Feb 4, 1979: Cessna 172, Brandon, FL, Substantial damage. On landing the passenger leaned on control wheel causing hard landing.

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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