# Incident 19930908050159I: Cessna 172I, Bethel, AK, September 8, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1993, 18:20 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8373L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8373L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 0 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930908050159I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT EXPERIENCED RADIO CONTROL PROBLEMS. MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LAND. LANDED SAFELY. NOT ENDORSED FOR 172.

## Other reports on N8373L (1)

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

- [Accident 19990110004629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990110004629A), Jan 10, 1999: Cessna 172P (N8373L), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On January 10, 1999, about 1351 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 172 airplane, N8373L, sustained substantial damage while landing at the…

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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