# NTSB Accident ANC89FA092
> **AEROSPATIALE AS350B** · 1989-06-15 · PUNTILLA LAKE, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC89FA092
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28450
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-06-15
- **Location:** PUNTILLA LAKE, AK, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROSPATIALE
- **Model:** AS350B
- **Registration:** N160EH
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

THE PILOT CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  THE WEATHER AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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