# NTSB Accident ANC15FA071
> **DEHAVILLAND DHC 3T** · 2015-09-15 · Iliamna, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC15FA071
- **Event ID:** 20150915X52520
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-09-15
- **Location:** Iliamna, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.777778, -154.91777
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 5
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 10
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DEHAVILLAND
- **Model:** DHC 3T
- **Registration:** N928RK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to depart in dark night, visual meteorological conditions over water, which resulted in his subsequent spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to determine the airplane's actual preflight weight and balance and center of gravity (CG), which led to the airplane being loaded and operated outside of the weight and CG limits and to a subsequent aerodynamic stall.

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