# NTSB Accident ATL06LA019
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 2005-11-27 · Blairsville, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL06LA019
- **Event ID:** 20051130X01903
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-11-27
- **Location:** Blairsville, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.75111, -83.937225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N6485R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather and his failure to maintain clearance in mountainous terrain, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and the ground. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of an instrument rating.

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