# NTSB Accident ATL00FA019
> **Bellanca BL-17-30A** · 2000-01-01 · MONTEAGLE, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL00FA019
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20327
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-01-01
- **Location:** MONTEAGLE, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.239204, -85.839973
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** BL-17-30A
- **Registration:** N8821V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to adequately evaluate weather conditions that resulted in the continuation of visual flight into instrument weather conditions and the subsequent collision with trees.

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