# Incident 19930806039909I: Cessna 172N, Benton Harbor, MI, August 6, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1993, 22:20 local time
- Place: Benton Harbor, MI
- Airport: Ross Field-Twin Cities
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1135° N, 86.4472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton Harbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1135&lon=-86.4472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9893J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9893J-2017-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930806039909I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE LAST ROW OF APPROACH LIGHTS DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N9893J (1)

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

- [Accident 19820207002889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820207002889A), Feb 7, 1982: Cessna 172 (N9893J), Benton Harbor, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on ice-covered runway and aircraft crashed snow off side of runway.

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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