# NTSB Accident ANC90FA034
> **PIPER PA-31-350** · 1990-02-17 · COLD BAY, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC90FA034
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22501
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-02-17
- **Location:** COLD BAY, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 55.219692, -162.780624
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-31-350
- **Registration:** N27328
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  THE ADVERSE WEATHER AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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