# Accident 19810920064319A: Cessna 172N, Elyria, OH, September 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1981, 20:15 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Elyria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3315° N, 82.1003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELYRIA (1G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3315&lon=-82.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739CJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739CJ-2007-02-21) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEI31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810920064319A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN TOO FAR DOWN RUNWAY DURING LANDING AND CRASHED THROUGH FENCE AT END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI81FEI31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI31), Sep 20, 1981: Cessna 172N (N739CJ), Elyria, OH, 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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