# NTSB Accident ANC97MA161
> **Cessna 208B** · 1997-04-11 · WAINWRIGHT, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97MA161
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07657
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-11
- **Location:** WAINWRIGHT, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 70.629272, -159.960876
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 208B
- **Registration:** N408GV
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

The pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain.  Factors contributing to the accident were the weather conditions.

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