# NTSB Accident ANC17FA039
> **CESSNA U206** · 2017-07-27 · Port Alsworth, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC17FA039
- **Event ID:** 20170727X15642
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-07-27
- **Location:** Port Alsworth, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.371387, -154.242218
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** U206
- **Registration:** N1749R
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## 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 a loss of visual reference and subsequent controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was (1) the inadequate preflight weather planning by the pilot and duty officer (2) the operator's inadequate operational control structure, and (3) the inadequate oversight of the operator's operational control structure by the Federal Aviation Administration.

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