# NTSB Accident ANC16FA023
> **AIRBUS AS350** · 2016-05-07 · Skagway, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC16FA023
- **Event ID:** 20160507X31120
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-05-07
- **Location:** Skagway, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.450279, -135.205551
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIRBUS
- **Model:** AS350
- **Registration:** N94TH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot experiencing a loss of visual reference and subsequent controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's self-induced pressure to complete the flight and the operator's failure to maintain operational control over the flight.

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