# NTSB Accident ANC09LA047
> **HELIO H-295** · 2009-05-16 · Kaktovic, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC09LA047
- **Event ID:** 20090520X95252
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-05-16
- **Location:** Kaktovic, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 70.120628, -143.659515
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HELIO
- **Model:** H-295
- **Registration:** N295SC
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after an in-flight encounter with a downdraft while landing in mountainous terrain, and her decision to fly at an altitude where such an encounter made a successful recovery unlikely.

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