# Incident 19900426045239I: Cessna 207, Bethel, AK, April 26, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N1749U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1749U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,528 total, 150 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900426045239I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER SWITCHING TANKS. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. SUSPECT FUEL CONDENSATION.

## Other reports on N1749U (3)

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

- [Incident 19900313037249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900313037249I), Mar 13, 1990: Cessna 207 (N1749U), Kwethluk, AK, Minor damage. Braking action poor on rollout. Ran off end of runway. Nose gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19890123001109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890123001109A), Jan 23, 1989: Cessna 207 (N1749U), Kalskag, AK, Substantial damage. Landed with landing lights inoperative. Was left of center hit snow berm.
- [Incident 19800315045899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315045899I), Mar 15, 1980: Cessna 207 (N1749U), Russian Mission, AK, Minor damage. Pilot failed to select proper fuel tank for approach. Ran out,unable to restart. Landed in river.

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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