# Accident 19731020040239A: Cessna U206, Bethel, AK, October 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1973
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- 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: N8015Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8015Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206 (registry code 2073306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,531 total, 400 in this make and model, 271 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731020040239A

## Narrative

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

SWITCHED TANKS AT LOW ALT,BOOST PUMP OFF.LNDD ON TUNDRA.

## 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 ANC74DAG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG69), Oct 20, 1973: Cessna U206 (N8015Z), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8015Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19760703017809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703017809A), Jul 3, 1976: Cessna U206 (N8015Z), Chinitna Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Nose wheel dug into sand and broke off.

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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