# NTSB Accident ANC89FA090
> **BELLANCA 17-30** · 1989-06-08 · NEAR FAIRBANKS, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC89FA090
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28448
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-06-08
- **Location:** NEAR FAIRBANKS, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 63.779567, -148.519805
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELLANCA
- **Model:** 17-30
- **Registration:** CGLJM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE WHILE ENTERING A BOX CANYON AND/OR CROSSING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN RESTRICTED WEATHER CONDITION.  THE TERRAIN AND WEATHER WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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