# Incident 19860130005509I: Cessna 207A, Bethel, AK, January 30, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1986, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HERA
- 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: N7371U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7371U-1989-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 60 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860130005509I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON FROZEN LAKE AFTER ENCOUNTERING FREEZING RAIN. STRUCK A BERM AND NOSE GEAR FOLDED.

## Other reports on N7371U (1)

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

- [Accident 19870808047459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808047459A), Aug 8, 1987: Cessna 207A (N7371U), Crooked Creek, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed into a river en route to alternate due to zero weather at destination. Indicates pilot lost control en route

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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