# NTSB Accident ANC89LA033
> **HUGHES 500-D** · 1989-01-12 · BELL MOUNTAIN, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC89LA033
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27518
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-12
- **Location:** BELL MOUNTAIN, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 62.449001, -149.789642
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 500-D
- **Registration:** N5074R
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF HIS CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TERRAIN DUE TO DISTORTED VISUAL PERCEPTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE WHITEOUT CONDITION.

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