The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Accidents · NTSB CHI83LA056 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Cessna 172 accident near Cincinnati, Ohio, December 12, 1982

On December 12, 1982 at about 6:45 pm local time, a Cessna 172, registered N62332, was substantially damaged in an accident near Cincinnati, Ohio (Blue Ash airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
December 12, 1982 · about 6:45 pm local time
Place
Cincinnati, Ohio · Blue Ash · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Cessna 172 · all 172s on the register
Registration
N62332 · registry record · serial 17275251
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

THE STUDENT PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 06, BOUNCED, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PILOT LOSS DIRECTION CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

Pilot

  • Certificate: student
  • Flight time: 36 hours in all; 10 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 7 in the last 30 days; 15 as pilot in command
  • Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
  • Seat: unk

The aircraft

  • Airframe total time: 453 hours
  • Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 80 hours since
  • Maximum gross weight: 2,300 lb
  • Seats: 4
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine: Lycoming O-320-D2J (piston); 0 hours total

The flight

  • Departed from: 1G1 Elyria OH at 11:20 am
  • Destination: 219 Chandler AZ
  • Flight plan: none
  • Runway 6, 3,500 ft by 75 ft

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Wind: from 360° at 11 knots
  • Visibility: 20 statute miles
  • Sky: not recorded; clear
  • Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
  • Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.

Other NTSB records under N62332 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time

2001-02-09NYC01LA078 · accident near Miamisburg, OH · substantial damage · no injuries
1997-02-04IAD97LA046 · accident near Chesapeake, OH · substantial damage · no injuries

Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.