# NTSB Accident ANC89FA137
> **CESSNA 402** · 1989-08-07 · NOME, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC89FA137
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28994
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-07
- **Location:** NOME, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.709693, -164.620422
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 402
- **Registration:** N12333
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) BY THE PILOT, AND HIS IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. THE WEATHER AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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