# NTSB Accident ANC98FA048
> **Cessna 172M** · 1998-05-15 · PALMER, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC98FA048
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09965
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-15
- **Location:** PALMER, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.619537, -148.979675
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N9212H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

The pilot's intentional flight into known adverse weather conditions.  Contributing factors were the terrain induced turbulence, clouds, the pilot's overconfidence in his abilities, and mountainous terrain conditions.

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