# NTSB Accident MIA98FA015
> **Cessna 172M** · 1997-10-24 · RABUN GAP, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98FA015
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09073
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-24
- **Location:** RABUN GAP, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.949592, -83.389427
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N1499U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued flight under visual flight rules into known instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain a safe altitude for terrain clearance resulting in the aircraft colliding with trees and the ground on the side of a mountain.

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