# NTSB Accident ANC93FA027
> **CESSNA 310** · 1993-01-18 · TELLER, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC93FA027
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11639
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-01-18
- **Location:** TELLER, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 65.249252, -166.359237
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 310
- **Registration:** N1776G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE TERRAIN AVOIDANCE ALTITUDE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DARK NIGHT AND FEATURELESS SNOW COVERED TERRAIN, BOTH WHICH CREATED A 'FEATURELESS TERRAIN ILLUSION' WHICH PROBABLY LED THE PILOT TO VISUALLY OVERESTIMATE HIS ALTITUDE.

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