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N1776G accident description

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Crash location Unknown
Nearest city Teller, AK
65.263611°N, 166.360833°W
Tail number N1776G
Accident date 18 Jan 1993
Aircraft type Cessna 310
Additional details: None

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE TERRAIN AVOIDANCE ALTITUDE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DARK NIGHT AND FEATURELESS SNOW COVERED TERRAIN, BOTH WHICH CREATED A 'FEATURELESS TERRAIN ILLUSION' WHICH PROBABLY LED THE PILOT TO VISUALLY OVERESTIMATE HIS ALTITUDE.

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