# Accident 20080818845621A: Cessna 207A, Bethel, AK, August 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2008, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAAA
- Location: 61.2095° N, 149.8596° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2095&lon=-149.8596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9935M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9935M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,954 total, 3,322 in this make and model, 358 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080818845621A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IN HIS ADMISSION OF FAULT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO WAS OPERATING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N9588M STATED: HE WAS TAXIING TOO FAST, WAS IN TOO MUCH OF A RUSH, FAILED TO VISUALLY CLEAR THE IMMEDIATE RAMP AREA PRIOR TO INITIATING HIS TAXI, AND AS A RESULT, COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER AIRPLANE, SPECIFICALLY N7380U.

## 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 ANC08LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA106), Aug 18, 2008: Cessna 207A (N9935M), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the other airplane's excessive taxi speed while taxiing to the runway, and his failure to see the stopped airplane ahead of him in time to avoid a collision.

## Other reports on N9935M (3)

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

- [Incident 20090202025059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090202025059I), Feb 2, 2009: Cessna 207A (N9935M), Chefornak, AK, Substantial damage. While on approach to the Chefornak Airport the pilot set his flaps for 10 degrees and did not notice the normal feel of ballooning or deceleration. He…
- [Incident 19890309016479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890309016479I), Mar 9, 1989: Cessna 207A (N9935M), Dot Lake, AK. Erratic running engine. Landed on alaskan highway. A bolt and castellated nut was missing from throttle arm.
- [Incident 19881216066339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881216066339I), Dec 16, 1988: Cessna 207A (N9935M), Delta Junction, AK. Rough engine. Precautionary landing on healy lake. Found NR3 cylinder had failed between the valves.

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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