# NTSB Accident ATL03LA011
> **Piper PA-28R-200** · 2002-10-31 · Laurel Bloomery, TN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL03LA011
- **Event ID:** 20021104X05425
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-10-31
- **Location:** Laurel Bloomery, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.566112, -81.766113
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N15704
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain, which resulted in an inflight collision with mountainous terrain. Factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and failure to obtain weather information, which resulted in an inflight encounter with adverse weather.

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