# NTSB Accident ANC97FA092
> **Cessna 207A** · 1997-06-28 · NOME, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97FA092
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08037
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-28
- **Location:** NOME, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.709884, -164.620178
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 207A
- **Registration:** N207SP
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from an obstruction (antenna tower).  Factors in the accident were low ceilings and visibility, and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographic area.

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