# Incident 19870623041979I: Cessna A185F, Bethel, AK, June 23, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1987, 11:20 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N21709, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-D (registry code 17236, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,016 total, 900 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870623041979I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WAS CUTTING OUT ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED FOR A CROSSWIND LANDING. RIGHT MAIN WHEEL HIT THE RUNWAY DAMAGING AXLE.

## Other reports on N21709 (2)

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

- [Incident 19930430011459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930430011459I), Apr 30, 1993: Cessna A185F (N21709), Homer, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed on beach near his cabin. Aircraft nosed up while taxiing to cabin due to sand.
- [Accident 19771104034549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771104034549A), Nov 4, 1977: Cessna A185F (N21709), Bay Horse, MT, Substantial damage. Rt brake puck 70 worn,fading for last wk.

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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