# NTSB Accident ANC00GA071
> **Cessna 185E** · 2000-06-20 · TALKEETNA, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC00GA071
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21135
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-20
- **Location:** TALKEETNA, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 62.45092, -149.790802
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185E
- **Registration:** N1589F
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions and subsequent in-flight break-up.  Factors in the accident were weather conditions consisting of low ceilings, turbulence, and an occluded front with convective activity, and inadequate oversight of the flight by company management.

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