# NTSB Accident ANC05LA088
> **Aerospatiale ATR-42-300** · 2005-06-16 · Anchorage, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC05LA088
- **Event ID:** 20050623X00849
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-06-16
- **Location:** Anchorage, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.209907, -149.889602
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** ATR-42-300
- **Registration:** N42NC
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

A lightning strike during a normal descent for landing, which resulted in structural damage to the airplane's left aileron.

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