# NTSB Accident ATL03FA049
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 2003-02-26 · Sylvania, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL03FA049
- **Event ID:** 20030411X00483
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-02-26
- **Location:** Sylvania, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.716388, -81.629722
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N54406
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to conduct VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.  Related factors were the guy wire and the fog.

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