# NTSB Accident ANC16FA017
> **CESSNA 206** · 2016-04-08 · Angoon, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC16FA017
- **Event ID:** 20160409X10944
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-04-08
- **Location:** Angoon, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 57.277778, -134.242782
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 206
- **Registration:** N50159
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent turn toward terrain that was higher-than-expected while trying to avoid poor visibility conditions and his subsequent attempt to clear terrain, which reduced the airspeed and led to the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall and spin.

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