# Incident 19850927055519I: Stbros SC73, Bethel, AK, September 27, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1985, 23:30 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- 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: N406TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N406TH-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 (registry code 8100512, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SC73
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3312
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850927055519I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMEOUT AT CRUISE. RESTART AFTER DESCENT. RETURNED FOR LANDING. ICING OF WATER IN FUEL LINE A PROBABILITY.

## Other reports on N406TH (2)

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

- [Accident 19861021052939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861021052939A), Oct 21, 1986: Stbros SC73 (N406TH), Nightmute, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to maintain directional control during a hard landing. Aircraft departed the side of the runway.
- [Incident 19790927050159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790927050159I), Sep 27, 1979: Stbros SC72 (N406TH), Kakhonak, AK, Minor damage. Nose wheel sank through soft gravel surface during taxi to parking.

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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