# NTSB Accident ANC20FA017
> **Piper PA32R** · 2020-02-06 · Tuntutuliak, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC20FA017
- **Event ID:** 20200206X34831
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-02-06
- **Location:** Tuntutuliak, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.351665, -163.02305
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA32R
- **Registration:** N7632C
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into reduced visibility, including likely flat light and/or white out conditions, which resulted in a controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident were the operator’s inadequate operational control procedures, which permitted the pilot to depart into conditions that were below the minimums specified by their operating procedures.

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