# NTSB Accident ANC18FA003
> **CESSNA 210** · 2017-10-16 · Russian Mission, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC18FA003
- **Event ID:** 20171017X74548
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-10-16
- **Location:** Russian Mission, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.639999, -161.445556
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 210
- **Registration:** N8347Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of control.

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