# NTSB Accident ANC90FA164
> **CESSNA P206C** · 1990-09-02 · TALKEETNA, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC90FA164
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24147
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-09-02
- **Location:** TALKEETNA, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 62.449413, -149.789611
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** P206C
- **Registration:** N8646Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND THE DARK NIGHT.

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