# NTSB Accident ANC97LA022
> **Cessna 207A** · 1997-01-17 · TUNUNAK, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA022
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07255
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-17
- **Location:** TUNUNAK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.600273, -165.130371
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 207A
- **Registration:** N9603M
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain.  Factors associated with the accident were: low ceiling, fog, rising terrain, and the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions.

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