# Accident 20001103041939A: Cessna 207A, Bethel, AK, November 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2000, 13:45 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAAA
- Location: 60.8107° N, 161.8491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8107&lon=-161.8491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7336U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7336U-2017-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001103041939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CE-207, N7336U WAS ACCELERATING ON TAKEOFF ROLL. AFTER A FEW HUNDRED FEET PILOT COULD FEEL RIGHT MAIN GEAR GRABBING AND HE LEFT OFF OF RIGHT RUDDER AND ACFT RIGHT WHEEL CONTINUED TO SLIDE. PILOT PULLED OFF THROTTLE AND APPLIED BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF DEPARTURE END OF RWY 29 AND CONTINUED DOWN SLOPE FOR APPROXIMATELY 80 YARDS AND CAME TO REST AGAINST CYCLONE FENCE CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS, LEFT WING TIP SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT, NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND PROPELLER DAMAGED. SEVERAL NOSE RIBS WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC01LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA017), Nov 3, 2000: Cessna 207A (N7336U), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use all available runway. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, a short runway, a tailwind, and a slush-covered…

## Other reports on N7336U (2)

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

- [Accident 20061013023099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061013023099A), Oct 13, 2006: Cessna 207A (N7336U), Tuntutuliak, AK, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot made repeated passes over the runway. On the fourth pass the aircraft stalled short of the runway and impacted a riverbank approximately 7 feet…
- [Incident 19870605036299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870605036299I), Jun 5, 1987: Cessna 207A (N7336U), Bethel, AK. During taxi onto the runway the pilot heard a popping noise as the right wheel came apart. Bolts had failed.

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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