# Incident 19880414012389I: Cessna 207A, Bethel, AK, April 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1988, 15:10 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Takslesuk Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HASA
- 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: N73188, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73188-2000-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88IA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880414012389I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AND OIL ON WINDSHIELD. NOSED UP IN A SNOWBANK ON FORCED LANDING. BROKEN CONNECTING ROD.    .

## 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 ANC88IA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88IA047), Apr 14, 1988: Cessna 207A (N73188), Takslesuk Lake, AK, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N73188 (2)

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

- [Accident 19990414003459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990414003459A), Apr 14, 1999: Cessna 207A (N73188), Kotzebue, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Village aviation air taxi crashed under unknown circumstances while en route, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, the acft has substantial damage.…
- [Incident 19930216008659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930216008659I), Feb 16, 1993: Cessna 207 (N73188), Atmautluak, AK, Minor damage. Made a hard landing. Made a go around. Landed safely on second try. Right main gear was bent, airspeed too slow.

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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