# Incident 19840128025499I: Cessna 172N, Bethel, AK, January 28, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1984, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734LX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734LX-1985-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840128025499I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AFTER STRIKING AN ICE RIDGE WHILE LANDING ON A FROZEN RIVER. RIVER STRIP USED IN WINTER.

## Other reports on N734LX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840220004149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840220004149A), Feb 20, 1984: Cessna 172N (N734LX), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled and spun in when engine quit on takeoff. Was out of annual. Loose mag wire, possible over gross weight.

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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