# NTSB Accident ANC04LA098
> **de Havilland DHC-3** · 2004-08-28 · McGrath, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC04LA098
- **Event ID:** 20040831X01327
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-08-28
- **Location:** McGrath, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 63.172222, -156.812225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-3
- **Registration:** N197TT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision making, his continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.  Factors contributing to the accident were low ceilings due to smoke, rain, and mist.

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