# Accident 19770424009689A: Cessna U206F, Bethel, AK, April 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1977
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel Riv Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- 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: N8538Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8538Q-1989-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 926 total, 925 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770424009689A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 ANC77DA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA042), Apr 24, 1977: Cessna 206F (N8538Q), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8538Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19810814063719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814063719I), Aug 14, 1981: Cessna 206CESSNA (N8538Q), Rochester, NY. Za zg zh zk heavy rain with oil on windshield. Landed ok. No oil leaks. Also non compliance with 91.27 and 91.31.

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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