# Incident 20090401046859I: Cessna 208B, Bethel, AK, April 1, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2009, 14:25 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N715HE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N715HE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090401046859I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED SCAMMON BAY AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 ENROUTE TO BETHEL, AK. TWO SOULS ONBOARD, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A RIDE ALONG ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (NEW HIRE PILOT). CRUSING AT 7500 ABOUT 39 MILES OUT OF CHEVAK ENROUTE TO BETHEL, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD POP AND THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT FOR THE GEAR BOX ILLUMINATED, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROCEEDED TO EXECUTE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, HE ALSO TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE UNSUCCESSFULLY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN FOUND A SUITABLE LANDING SPOT ON A FROZEN LAKE AND LANDED. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SPRING FORK BOLT BROKE ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO SLIDE BACK, HOWEVER IT DID NOT COLLAPSE. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

## Other reports on N715HE (2)

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

- [Incident 20160309003679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160309003679I), Mar 9, 2016: Cessna 208B (N715HE), Golovin, AK, Minor damage. The PIC stated that he noticed damage to the propeller when securing the propeller with the propeller cover back at the station. Damage was limited to…
- [Accident 20110106001129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110106001129A), Jan 6, 2011: Cessna 208B (N715HE), Kipnuk, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot obtained weather prior to landing. The ASOS was calling the wind calm. The pilot flew over the airport looking for the windsock but did not see the…

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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