# NTSB Accident ANC04FA049
> **Bell 206L-3** · 2004-05-01 · Deadhorse, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC04FA049
- **Event ID:** 20040506X00562
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-05-01
- **Location:** Deadhorse, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 69.466667, -149.78334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-3
- **Registration:** N130AL
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his spatial disorientation and loss of control during a subsequent landing.  Factors associated with the accident are flat light and whiteout conditions, fog, and snow-covered terrain.

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