# Incident 19780928028741I: Cessna 185, Bethel, AK, September 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1978, 20:48 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- 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: N520VA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520VA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,500 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/19780928028741I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING DOWN RUNWAY STRUCK 92CA WHO MISREAD THIS AIRCRAFTS INTENTIONS AND PULLED OUT IN FRONT. PROP HIT 92CA.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N92CA, Bnorm BN2A: [Incident 19780928028742I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780928028742I)

## Other reports on N520VA (1)

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

- [Accident 19900527019779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900527019779A), May 27, 1990: Cessna A185F (N520VA), Northway, AK, Substantial damage. During fast taxi to parking area main wheel hit a pot hole allowing wing to hit ground.

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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