# Incident 19871023072689I: Cessna 172RG, Bettles, AK, October 23, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1987, 10:52 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Airport: Bettles
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 66.9139° N, 151.5291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BETTLES (BTT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9139&lon=-151.5291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4593V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4593V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871023072689I

## Narrative

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

RUDDER TRIM DISCOVERED TO BE BOUND UP IN FLIGHT. SAFE LANDING AT DESTINATION.

## Other reports on N4593V (1)

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

- [Incident 19890621054199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890621054199I), Jun 21, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N4593V), Egegik, AK, Minor damage. Nosewheel sank into a soft spot while taxiing for takeoff on a beach. Propeller struck ground.

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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