# Incident 19791221048889I: Cessna 207A, Bethel, AK, December 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NIS
- 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: N7605U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7605U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 5 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80IA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80IA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221048889I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. NO OIL PRESSURE.

## 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 ANC80IA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80IA021), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 207A (N7605U), Bethel, AK, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N7605U (4)

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

- [Incident 20100122043839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100122043839I), Jan 22, 2010: Cessna 207A (N7605U), Koyuk, AK, Minor damage. Ptrs # AL01201001182 incident # IAL0120100003ATS dom [privacy data omitted] written statement after wheel/tire tear down during landing at Koyuk, tire slipped…
- [Accident 19811012066619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811012066619A), Oct 12, 1981: Cessna 207A (N7605U), Akiachak, AK, Substantial damage. Tried takeoff on short pot holed slush covered runway at gross weight. Unable sustain flight. Settled, nosed over.
- [Accident 19781222045149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781222045149A), Dec 22, 1978: Cessna 207A (N7605U), AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal
- [Accident 19781221050669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781221050669A), Dec 21, 1978: Cessna 207A (N7605U), AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal

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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