# NTSB Accident ATL07FA031
> **Cessna 182P** · 2007-01-05 · Columbia, SC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL07FA031
- **Event ID:** 20070111X00040
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-01-05
- **Location:** Columbia, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.947223, -81.156387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182P
- **Registration:** N55YS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to follow approach procedures by descending below the prescribed descision height altitude resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and the ground.  This report was modified on January 25, 2008.

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