# Incident 19890621054199I: Cessna 172RG, Egegik, AK, June 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Egegik, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.2724° N, 157.5131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Egegik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.2724&lon=-157.5131&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 200 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/19890621054199I

## Narrative

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

NOSEWHEEL SANK INTO A SOFT SPOT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF ON A BEACH. PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND.

## Other reports on N4593V (1)

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

- [Incident 19871023072689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871023072689I), Oct 23, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N4593V), Bettles, AK. Rudder trim discovered to be bound up in flight. Safe landing at destination.

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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