# NTSB Accident ANC14FA068
> **RYAN NAVION A** · 2014-08-24 · Coldfoot, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC14FA068
- **Event ID:** 20140825X21423
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-08-24
- **Location:** Coldfoot, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 68.075553, -149.297225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 4
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RYAN
- **Model:** NAVION A
- **Registration:** N4827K
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper inflight planning and improper decision to deliberately operate the airplane at low altitude in close proximity to obstructions and rising terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s improper preflight planning and the Federal Aviation Administration’s inappropriate decision to issue a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 certificate to the operator despite the pilot’s history of accidents, incidents, reexaminations, and checkride failures.

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