# Incident 19780706042439I: Cessna 206CESSNA, Bethel, AK, July 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1978, 20:34 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N2183F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2183F-1991-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206 (registry code 2073306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706042439I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OVERSPED TO 3800 RPM BEFORE THE PROP DEPARTED. THE CRANK SHAFT WAS ALSO BROKEN, PART NO 631716.

## Other reports on N2183F (3)

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

- [Accident 19880621022689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880621022689A), Jun 21, 1988: Cessna U206 (N2183F), Black Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot overshot runway and attempted go around. Plane airborne after touchdown but crashed and flipped over on back.
- [Accident 19790104000289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790104000289A), Jan 4, 1979: Cessna U206 (N2183F), Atlautmuk, AK, Substantial damage. The right main gear strut broke on landing. An old gouge was found at the origin of the break.
- [Accident 19741021037049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741021037049A), Oct 21, 1974: Cessna U206 (N2183F), Tuntutuliak, AK, Substantial damage. Short curving strip next to river. Gusting to 30K.gr hit hole off rwy.

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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