# NTSB Accident MIA97FA232
> **Beech 200** · 1997-08-14 · DALTON, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97FA232
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08699
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-14
- **Location:** DALTON, GA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 200
- **Registration:** N74EJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper IFR procedure, by failing to maintain the minimum descent altitude (MDA) during the ILS localizer approach, until the runway environment was in sight, which resulted in a collision with terrain short of the runway. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, low ceiling, fog, pilot fatigue, and improper scheduling by the aircraft operator.

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