# NTSB Accident ANC96LA066
> **Swearingen SW-4** · 1996-05-04 · ST GEORGE, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC96LA066
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05683
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-04
- **Location:** ST GEORGE, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 57.180259, -170.260314
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 13
- **Total aboard:** 13
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Swearingen
- **Model:** SW-4
- **Registration:** N670PA
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

failure of the captain to maintain proper altitude and wingtip clearance, while aligning the airplane with the runway before landing.  His delay in aligning the aircraft with the runway was a related factor.

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