# NTSB Accident ANC01LA046
> **Cessna 207** · 2001-04-04 · NIGHTMUTE, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC01LA046
- **Event ID:** 20010416X00754
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-04-04
- **Location:** NIGHTMUTE, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.606945, -164.570556
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 207
- **Registration:** N1581U
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate distance/altitude from terrain, resulting in a collision with terrain while maneuvering.  Factors in the accident were flat light conditions, snow-covered terrain, and the pilot's failure to utilize on-board Capstone flight/navigation instruments to display terrain awareness data.

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