# Incident 19840123009879I: Cessna 180J, Bethel, AK, January 23, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1984, 18:20 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N7605K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7605K-2026-07-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840123009879I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE DUE TO RUNNING ONE TANK DRY. WAS ABLE TO SWITCH TO OTHER TANK AND OBTAIN A RESTART.

## Other reports on N7605K (1)

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

- [Accident 19770515023039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770515023039A), May 15, 1977: Cessna 180J (N7605K), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Performing series of pwr-off glides.

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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