# NTSB Accident ATL98FA007
> **Champion 7ECA** · 1997-11-06 · HAMILTON, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL98FA007
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09128
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-06
- **Location:** HAMILTON, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.749656, -84.870429
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** 7ECA
- **Registration:** N9556S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NR
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from mountainous terrain.  Related factors were: darkness, adverse weather conditions, and the pilot's self induced pressure to attend his brother's graduation the following day.

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