# NTSB Accident ANC89LA168
> **de Havilland DHC-6** · 1989-09-19 · SLEEPY BAY, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC89LA168
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29277
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-19
- **Location:** SLEEPY BAY, AK, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-6
- **Registration:** N851TB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN (WATER CONDITION) BY THE PILOT. THE ROUGH WATER CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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