# NTSB Accident ANC96FA118
> **Cessna P206** · 1996-08-05 · NOME, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC96FA118
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06387
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-05
- **Location:** NOME, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.709747, -164.61914
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** P206
- **Registration:** CFRVD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance.  Factors include mountainous terrain, low ceilings and mountain obscuration.

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