# Accident 19810703038119A: Cessna 172N, Lambertville, MI, July 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1981, 16:45 local time
- Place: Lambertville, MI
- Airport: Toledo Surburban
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7448° N, 83.6214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lambertville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7448&lon=-83.6214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739EJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739EJ-1983-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 115 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703038119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTED GOAROUND AND ENGINE FAILED. AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 CHI81FEC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC32), Jul 3, 1981: Cessna 172N (N739EJ), Lambertville, MI, substantial damage

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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