# Incident 19930803027559I: Cessna 172M, Wendover, UT, August 3, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1993, 03:00 local time
- Place: Wendover, UT
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7240° N, 114.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wendover, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7240&lon=-114.0251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6852H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6852H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 273 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930803027559I

## Narrative

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

COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY. ALTERNATOR AND VOLTAGE REGULATOR REPLACED.

## Other reports on N6852H (1)

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

- [Accident 19910331017939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910331017939A), Mar 31, 1991: Cessna 172M (N6852H), Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. Bounced hard on landing collapsing nose gear,bending prop and firewall.

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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