# Incident 20260207000359I: Piper PA-31-350, Bethel, AK, February 7, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2026, 14:50 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: T72A
- 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: N41189, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41189) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260207000359I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BETHEL AND EXPERIENCED A TURBOCHARGER FAILURE ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH BETHEL TOWER, RETURNED, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHILE TAXIING, THE LEFT ENGINE NACELLE CAUGHT FIRE, PROMPTING BETHEL AIRPORT EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO RESPOND.

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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