# Accident 19961126036719A: Cessna 208B, Bethel, AK, November 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1996, 11:01 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UATA
- Location: 60.8104° N, 161.8500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8104&lon=-161.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4704B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4704B-1997-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,623 total, 474 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961126036719A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TURN BACK AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT REPORTED STANDBY. STALLED. SPRIALED TO IMPACT. ACCESSORY GEAR BOX FRACTURES

## 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 ANC97FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FA008), Nov 26, 1996: Cessna 208B (N4704B), Bethel, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane, while maneuvering to reverse direction after takeoff, after encountering an undetermined anomaly. The undetermined anomaly was a related…

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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