# Accident 20050703017389A: Cessna T207A, Bethel, AK, July 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2005, 12:45 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 60.7667° N, 161.8333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7667&lon=-161.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48CF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207A (registry code 2073614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050703017389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 3, 2005 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ DEPARTED BETHEL, ALASKA @ 12:38 LOCAL TIME ENROUTE TO NIGHTMUTE IGT. AT 1000' IN CRUISE FLIGHT SAW BIRD HEADING FOR WINDSHIELD AND BANKED SHARP TO RIGHT. BIRD ALSO BANKED TO RIGHT AND STRUCK LEFT WING AT LANDING LIGHT LOCATION. RETURNED TO BETHEL AIRPORT. DAMAGE TO MAIN SPAR AND LOWER SKIN NECESSITATING REMOVAL OF WIND FOR SHEET METAL REPAIRS. NO INJURIES, SECURED FERRY PERMIT TO ANCHORAGE.

## 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 ANC05CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA095), Jul 3, 2005: Cessna 207 (N48CF), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird during cruise flight, which resulted in structural damage to the airplane's wing.

## Other reports on N48CF (1)

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

- [Incident 20171231024429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171231024429I), Dec 31, 2017: Cessna T207A (N48CF), Emmonak, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft was landing on runway 16 at Emmonak, AK. Immediately after landing the aircraft began to slide sideways toward the west side of the runway. Steering…

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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