# Accident 19851101055809A: Cessna 208, Bethel, AK, November 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1985, 09:50 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.8098° N, 161.8494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8098&lon=-161.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9241F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9241F-1989-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A11
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,009 total, 154 in this make and model, 209 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851101055809A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMEOUT AFTER INTERSECTION DEPARTURE.  STRUCK GROUND NOSE LOW.  SUSPECT IMPROPER FUEL TANK WAS SELECTED.

## 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 ANC86FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA007), Nov 1, 1985: Cessna 208 (N9241F), Bethel, 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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