From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On December 21, 2001 at approximately 10:45 local time, a wheel equipped Cessna 207 airplane departed Bethel, Alaska for tuluksak, Alaska on a VFR flight plan. While enroute to tuluksak, the pilot encountered weather below VFR minimums and returned to Bethel. While approaching the Bethel area, the pilot requested a special VFR clearance to land and was instructed to hold outside of the surface area. The aircraft began accumulating ice while waiting for the clearance, the pilot declared an emergency and landed in Bethel without incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 21, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 LOCAL TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 207 AIRPLANE DEPARTED BETHEL, ALASKA FOR TULUKSAK, ALASKA ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. WHILE ENROUTE TO TULUKSAK, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED WEATHER BELOW VFR MINIMUMS AND RETURNED TO BETHEL. WHILE APPROACHING THE BETHEL AREA, THE PILOT REQUESTED A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE TO LAND AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD OUTSIDE OF THE SURFACE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ACCUMULATING ICE WHILE WAITING FOR THE CLEARANCE, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN BETHEL WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Other reports on N91190 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.