# NTSB Accident ANC89FA043
> **de Havilland DHC-3** · 1989-02-10 · FAIRBANKS, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC89FA043
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27678
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-02-10
- **Location:** FAIRBANKS, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.809936, -147.719604
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-3
- **Registration:** N5056Q
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REMOVE FROST FROM THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: IMPROPER WEIGHT AND BALANCE AND SNOW COVERED TERRAIN.

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