# NTSB Accident CEN18FA386
> **CESSNA U206** · 2018-09-24 · Rainy Pass, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18FA386
- **Event ID:** 20180925X01452
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-09-24
- **Location:** Rainy Pass, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 62.072776, -153.184722
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** U206
- **Registration:** N1738R
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to continue the flight in deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent entry into a box canyon and subsequent controlled flight into mountainous terrain.

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