Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Nov 20, 2021, Bethel
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on November 20, 2021 near Bethel, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Improper installation of an...
- Date: November 20, 2021
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Bethel, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Improper installation of an avionics wire harness over a fuel line, which caused chafing, arcing and a subsequent fire.
A Yute Commuter Cessna 207 on a scheduled flight to Kwethluk returned to Bethel after the pilot smelled burning and then saw smoke. All passengers left the airplane safely after landing and moments later it was engulfed in flames. The NTSB traced the fire to a wire harness chafing against a fuel line.