# NTSB Accident ATL03FA089
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 2003-05-05 · Calhoun, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL03FA089
- **Event ID:** 20030516X00678
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-05-05
- **Location:** Calhoun, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.545833, -85.063613
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N32038
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing, which would have indicated that MVFR to IFR conditions prevailed over the route with embedded thunderstorms and rain, and his decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the flight impacting terrain.

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