# Accident 19810119002219A: Cessna 172N, Syracuse, NY, January 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1981, 17:53 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Hancock
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739EP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739EP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,070 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DFJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810119002219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON SHORT FINAL. NOSED OVER IN SNOW SHORT OF RUNWAY. FAILED TO USE CARBUREATOR HEAT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC81DFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DFJ03), Jan 19, 1981: Cessna 172N (N739EP), Syracuse, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N739EP (3)

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

- [Accident 19930807028029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807028029A), Aug 7, 1993: Cessna 172N (N739EP), Leeds, ME, Substantial damage. Circling low over a lake. Wing hit trees. Was torn off. Descended through trees into lake.
- [Incident 19920902040929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920902040929I), Sep 2, 1992: Cessna 172N (N739EP), Portland, ME. Electrical system malfunctioned on approach to oxford. Flew to Portland. Landed safely. Alternator failed.
- [Accident 19820517016359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820517016359A), May 17, 1982: Cessna 172N (N739EP), Tabera, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off end of short sod runway. Pilot claims grass was slippery, runway was 1500 feet long.

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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