# NTSB Accident ATL02LA027
> **Flugzeugbau DG-200** · 2001-12-29 · Benton, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL02LA027
- **Event ID:** 20020103X00011
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-12-29
- **Location:** Benton, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.226387, -84.584724
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Flugzeugbau
- **Model:** DG-200
- **Registration:** N5457T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent encounter with a downdraft while maneuvering in a ridge lift during a turn resulting in an in-flight collision with trees.

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