# Accident 20070808022709A: Cessna A185F, Bethel, AK, August 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2007
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8172° N, 161.7683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8172&lon=-161.7683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N720 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,504 total, 3,142 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070808022709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT JUST CAME OUT OF 100 HR ANNUAL INSPECTION. PREINSPECTION CK LIST SHOWS L/H TANK EMPTY R/H TANK 1/2. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE HANDLE AND POSITION INDICATION COVER WAS REMOVED TO FACILITATE MAINTENANCE. AT TIME OF REMOVAL HANDLE WAS LOCATED SO THAT THE L/H TANK WAS OPEN. WHEN IT WAS REINSTALLED THE HANDLE WAS PUT ON 180 DEGREE OFF AND POINTING TO R/H TANK OPEN. WHEN PILOT PREPARED TO FLY HE TURNED SELECTOR TO THE BOTH POSITION, BUT BECAUSE SELECTOR HANDLE WAS 180 DEGREES OFF, IT ACTUALLY TURNED FUEL OFF.

## 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 ANC07LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA077), Aug 9, 2007: Cessna 185 (N720), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper [reversed] installation of the fuel selector handle by maintenance personnel.

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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