# NTSB CHI81FEI31: Cessna 172N, N739CJ, Elyria, OH, September 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1981
- Place: Elyria, OH · ELYRIA, OH
- Location: 41.3792° N, 82.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elyria, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3792&lon=-82.0996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEI31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1982  81/9/20    ELYRIA,OH           CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 2020                    N739CJ              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELYRIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELYRIA,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739CJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739CJ-2007-02-21), registration cancelled 2007-02-21, S/N 17270434, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elyria

## 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 19810920064319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810920064319A), Sep 20, 1981: Cessna 172N, Elyria, OH, Substantial damage. Aircraft touched down too FAR down runway during landing and crashed through fence at end of runway.

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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