# NTSB Accident ANC97FA031
> **Buesing SX-300** · 1997-03-07 · SITKA, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97FA031
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07467
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-07
- **Location:** SITKA, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 56.72916, -134.999282
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Buesing
- **Model:** SX-300
- **Registration:** N357SX
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to properly evaluate the presence of icing conditions, and his failure to comply with procedures to use alternate engine air in icing conditions.  Factors relating to the accident were: icing (weather) conditions, the pilot's improper application of emergency procedures to maximize available glide distance, and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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