# NTSB Accident ANC98FA043
> **Taylorcraft BL12** · 1998-04-28 · SITKA, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC98FA043
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09788
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-28
- **Location:** SITKA, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 56.730491, -134.999374
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Taylorcraft
- **Model:** BL12
- **Registration:** N33902
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's attempted VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions.  Contributing factors were clouds, the pilot's lack of instrument flight experience, obscuration and mountainous terrain.

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