# NTSB Accident ANC02FA014
> **Cessna 206** · 2002-02-04 · Bethel, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC02FA014
- **Event ID:** 20020228X00285
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-02-04
- **Location:** Bethel, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.267223, -164.26361
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 206
- **Registration:** N756HL
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate ground clearance, which resulted in an in flight collision with terrain.  Factors associated with the accident were flat light conditions, and snow-covered terrain.

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