# NTSB Accident ATL02FA104
> **Cessna 172C** · 2002-05-23 · Ball Ground, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL02FA104
- **Event ID:** 20020530X00767
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-05-23
- **Location:** Ball Ground, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.375556, -84.385559
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172C
- **Registration:** N1479Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees.

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