# NTSB Accident ANC24FA089
> **BELL 206B** · 2024-09-07 · King Salmon, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC24FA089
- **Event ID:** 20240907195072
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-09-07
- **Location:** King Salmon, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 58.659147, -156.64661
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 4
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N306FW
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to initiate the visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation, failure to maintain helicopter control and subsequent impact with water.

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