Cessna 207 N23CF
20 November 2022 · Bethel, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 November 2022 at about 20:40 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N23CF, operated by Yr-Aircraft Leasing LLC, was involved in an accident near Bethel, Alaska, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bethel, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.7119, -161.6864
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207
- Registration
- N23CF
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1974
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Yr-Aircraft Leasing LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Goodnews → Bethel
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC23LA006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Probable cause
The total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While in cruise flight, the engine experienced a loss of power at 1,000 ft above ground level. The pilot performed the emergency checklist but was unable to restore engine power. He performed a forced landing to an area of ice-covered frozen tundra. Postaccident examination of the engine and fuel system revealed that the left fuel tank was full, and the right fuel tank was empty. No fuel was present in the fuel lines from the cockpit fuel selector to the engine. During the engine examination, the engine started and ran normally. Other than the absence of fuel, no anomalies were noted with the engine that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane’s fuel selector can only operate in the left or right fuel tank position. The operator’s procedure is to change the selected fuel tank at the midpoint of the flight; however, the pilot indicated after the engine examination that he likely forgot to switch fuel tanks.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 207 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2022 | Cessna 207A | Pilot Station, Alaska, United States | Ryan Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2022 | Cessna 207 | Oromomo, Bolivia | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2022 | Cessna 207 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2022 | Cessna 207 | Carrefour, Haiti | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 4 Feb 2022 | Cessna 207 | Ica, Peru | - | Fatal | 7 |
| 24 Mar 2021 | Cessna 207A | Laredo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2022 | Piper PA-18-150 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 15 Jul 2022 | Taylorcraft F21 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |