# NTSB Accident ANC03LA026
> **Hughes 369E** · 2003-02-10 · Paxson, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC03LA026
- **Event ID:** 20030212X00206
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-02-10
- **Location:** Paxson, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 63.216667, -145.966659
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369E
- **Registration:** N500DX
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain.  A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's attention being diverted inside the cockpit to look at the global positioning system.

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