# Incident 19891121061259I: Cessna 207, Kotzebue, AK, November 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1989, 17:23 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BAJA
- Location: 66.8848° N, 162.5981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALPH WIEN MEML (OTZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8848&lon=-162.5981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9942M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9942M) (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 207
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,696 total, 296 in this make and model, 296 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891121061259I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. SWITCHED TANKS AND ENGINE STARTED. FUEL CAP NOT SECURED. FUEL GAUGE GAVE FALSE READING.

## Other reports on N9942M (2)

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

- [Accident 20100903047499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100903047499A), Sep 3, 2010: Cessna 207A (N9942M), Tuluksak, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to takeoff from a 2,400 foot gravel strip that was wet and muddy with puddles of standing water. The flaps were set from 25 to 30 degrees and…
- [Incident 20081119851569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081119851569I), Nov 19, 2008: Cessna 207A (N9942M), Sheldon Point, AK, Minor damage. (-23) According to [privacy data omitted] (the PIC) while on landing (@emmonak) he felt the nose gear bounce and he made a go around. Fog was coming in so he…

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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