# NTSB Accident ANC96FA141
> **Cessna 172** · 1996-09-03 · EAGLE RIVER, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC96FA141
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06645
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-03
- **Location:** EAGLE RIVER, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.209835, -149.250167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N8739B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The first pilot's failure to maintain sufficient distance/altitude from terrain.  A box canyon and mountainous terrain are factors in the accident.

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