# NTSB NYC81DFJ03: Cessna 172N, N739EP, Syracuse, NY, January 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1981
- Place: Syracuse, NY · SYRACUSE, NY
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81DFJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DFJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0236  81/1/19    SYRACUSE,NY         CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1753                    N739EP              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  52, 1939 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANCOCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAHLGREN,VA                 SYRACUSE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON SNOW CVRD TRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739EP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739EP), registered now, S/N 17270487 (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: Hancock

## 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 19810119002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810119002219A), Jan 19, 1981: Cessna 172N, Syracuse, NY, Substantial damage. Engine quit on short final. Nosed over in snow short of runway. Failed to use carbureator heat.

## Other investigations on N739EP (2)

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 NYC93LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA146), Aug 7, 1993: Cessna 172N (N739EP), Leeds, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC82DA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA096), May 17, 1982: Cessna 172N (N739EP), Taberg, NY, substantial damage

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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