# NTSB Accident FTW03LA049
> **Girard RV-4** · 2002-11-25 · Homer, LA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW03LA049
- **Event ID:** 20021127X05537
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-11-25
- **Location:** Homer, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.796112, -93.006942
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Girard
- **Model:** RV-4
- **Registration:** N5246
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's VFR flight into IMC conditions and his  failure to obtain/maintain altitude/clearance from trees during the initial climb after takeoff.  Contributing factors were fog and trees.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=FTW03LA049) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*