# NTSB Accident ANC98MA008
> **Cessna 208B** · 1997-11-08 · BARROW, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC98MA008
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09127
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-08
- **Location:** BARROW, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 71.280174, -156.779724
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 8
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 8
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 208B
- **Registration:** N750GC
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's disregard for lateral fuel loading limits, his improper removal of frost prior to takeoff, and the resulting inadvertent stall/spin.  Factors involved in this accident were the improper asymmetrical fuel loading which reduced lateral aircraft control, the self-induced pressure to takeoff on time by the pilot, and inadequate surveillance of the company operations by company management.

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