# NTSB Accident ANC97LA048
> **Piper PA-31-T3** · 1997-04-07 · STEBBINS, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA048
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07640
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-07
- **Location:** STEBBINS, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 63.469478, -162.27919
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 7
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-31-T3
- **Registration:** N218CS
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to continue VFR into IMC.   Factors associated with the accident are fog/obscuration, and the pilot's failure to initiate a go-around earlier in the approach.

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