# NTSB Accident ANC95FA016
> **CESSNA 402C** · 1994-12-10 · ELIM, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC95FA016
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02666
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-12-10
- **Location:** ELIM, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.630256, -162.339675
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 402C
- **Registration:** N1238K
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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