# Accident 19911003044619A: Cessna 172M, Bethel, AK, October 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1991, 14:35 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYQA
- Location: 60.8090° N, 161.8501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8090&lon=-161.8501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20024, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20024-1998-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,475 total, 620 in this make and model, 304 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911003044619A

## Narrative

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

LOUD POP. ENGINE QUIT. NOSED OVER LANDING ON TUNDRA. CRANKSHAFT GEAR WAS STRIPPED AND TORN OUT. 927HRS SINCE TBO.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 ANC92FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA002), Oct 3, 1991: Cessna 172M (N20024), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER.

## Other reports on N20024 (1)

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

- [Accident 19961204037099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961204037099A), Dec 4, 1996: Cessna 172M (N20024), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Premature takeoff in quartering tailwind. Failed to climb. Settled into snow covered tundra. Damaged wing and gear.

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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