# Accident 19991206046709A: Cessna 208B, Bethel, AK, December 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1999, 09:58 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ACSA
- Location: 60.7786° N, 161.8372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7786&lon=-161.8372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5187B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5187B-2009-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991206046709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON RETRACTING THE FLAPS FROM 10 DEGREES TO UP AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE BETHEL, ALASKA AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED. PILOT RE-SELECTED THE FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES BUT AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND DEPARTED THE END, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC00LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA017), Dec 6, 1999: Cessna 208B (N5187B), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and his failure to remove snow and airframe ice from the airplane.

## Other reports on N5187B (1)

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

- [Accident 20071218828939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071218828939A), Dec 18, 2007: Cessna 208B (N5187B), Bethel, AK, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft crashed approximately 2 miles west of the Bethel airport (bet). The pilot stated while climbing out on departure from Bethel he retracted…

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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