# NTSB Accident ANC16FA061
> **CESSNA 208** · 2016-08-31 · Russian Mission, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC16FA061
- **Event ID:** 20160831X62719
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-08-31
- **Location:** Russian Mission, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.798053, -161.498886
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 208
- **Registration:** N752RV
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other while in level cruise flight, which resulted in a midair collision.

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