# NTSB Accident ANC02FA057
> **Hughes OH-6A** · 2002-06-22 · Central, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC02FA057
- **Event ID:** 20020702X01040
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-06-22
- **Location:** Central, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 65.501945, -145.386108
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** OH-6A
- **Registration:** N345SD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.  Factors contributing to the accident were the snow and whiteout weather conditions.

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