# NTSB Accident ANC98FA079
> **Cessna 185** · 1998-06-18 · BIG LAKE, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC98FA079
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10201
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-18
- **Location:** BIG LAKE, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.459194, -150.090591
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N9982X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's performance of a low level maneuver. Factors were the pilot's overconfidence in his personal ability, his lack of experience in the type of airplane, and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain.

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