# NTSB CHI81FEC32: Cessna 172N, N739EJ, Lambertville, MI, July 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1981
- Place: Lambertville, MI · LAMBERTVILLE, MI
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEC32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1664   81/7/3    LAMBERTVILLE,MI     CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 202
        TIME - 1645                    N739EJ              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOLEDO SUBURBAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NORWOOD,MA                  LAMBERTVILLE,MI              WELLSVILLE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STEEL SCREEN FOR AIR FILTER,BA5110A,NOT FND.FILTER ELEMENT ENTERED CARB AIR DUCT & OBSTD AIRFLOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739EJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739EJ-1983-02-07), registration cancelled 1983-02-07, S/N 17270482 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Toledo Suburban

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810703038119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703038119A), Jul 3, 1981: Cessna 172N, Lambertville, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot started goaround and engine failed. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing.

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.

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