# NTSB Accident ANC96FA101
> **de Havilland DHC-2** · 1996-07-19 · ELFIN COVE, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC96FA101
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06131
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-19
- **Location:** ELFIN COVE, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 58.159461, -135.740463
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-2
- **Registration:** N54LA
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from rising terrain.  Factors associated with the accident were the rising terrain and clouds.

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