# NTSB Accident ANC97FA051
> **Cessna 185** · 1997-04-09 · TATITLEK, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97FA051
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07638
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-09
- **Location:** TATITLEK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.880058, -146.650772
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N59AK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The command pilots of both airplanes inadequate visual outlook which led to their failure to see and avoid each other's airplane.  A factor associated with the accident was sunglare.

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