# Incident 20101002052479I: Cessna 207A, Bethel, AK, October 2, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2010, 18:06 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UATA
- 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: N73503, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73503) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101002052479I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN STATED THAT WHILE TAXIING AWAY FROM HIS COMPANY RAMP A PARKED FORK LIFT  FORCED HIM TO MAKE A NINETY DEGREE RIGHT TURN.  AS HE MADE THE RIGHT TURN HE WATCHED THE LEFT WING TIP CLOSELY SO THAT HE WOULDN'T HIT THE FORK LIFT.  ONCE THE TURN WAS MADE AND HE WAS CLEAR OF THE FORK LIFT THE AIRMAN INDICATED HE TAXIED STRAIGHT AHEAD IMPACTING A PILE OF SNOW THAT WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE PILOT SEAT.   THE SNOW PILE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 10 FOOT IN DIAMETER AND FOUR FEET TALL.

## Other reports on N73503 (3)

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

- [Accident 20220415002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220415002219A), Apr 15, 2022: Cessna 207A (N73503), Pilot Station, AK, Substantial damage. Airman departing runway 22 at Pilot Station, AK. No passengers or cargo onboard. Runway conditions wet with some slush, light rain, winds direct crosswind…
- [Accident 19871206071159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871206071159A), Dec 6, 1987: Cessna 207A (N73503), Atmautluak, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to land on the unlighted runway but blocked by a snowmobile. Pulled up over it and landed off side runway.
- [Accident 19810319010669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810319010669A), Mar 19, 1981: Cessna 207A (N73503), Teller, AK, Substantial damage. Encountered icing, low ceiling and visibility. Ice on windsield. Elected to land. Stalled, flipped over on impact.

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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