# Incident 19810619056649I: Cessna 172N, Rattlesnake Isl, OH, June 19, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1981, 16:05 local time
- Place: Rattlesnake Isl, OH
- Airport: Rattlesnake Islan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6792° N, 82.8499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rattlesnake Island, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6792&lon=-82.8499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734SY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734SY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,001 total, 2,001 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619056649I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND BUT AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO WATER OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N734SY (1)

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

- [Accident 20240829016849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240829016849A), Aug 29, 2024: Cessna 172N (N734SY), Lynchburg, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was on its first engine break in test flight post an engine tear down inspection (iran) due to prior low oil pressure indications. PIC reported…

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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