# NTSB Accident ATL03FA017
> **Cessna 182Q** · 2002-11-20 · Cornelia, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL03FA017
- **Event ID:** 20021126X05529
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-11-20
- **Location:** Cornelia, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.497776, -83.557777
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182Q
- **Registration:** N58GH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to follow IFR approach procedures and continue below the minimum descent altitude, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees, and the ground. A factor was the pilot's impairment from a prescription drug.

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