# NTSB Accident ATL07FA081
> **Piper Aircraft PA-38-112** · 2007-04-26 · Dawsonville, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL07FA081
- **Event ID:** 20070503X00507
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-04-26
- **Location:** Dawsonville, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.593887, -84.226943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper Aircraft
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N9247T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, with a low cloud ceiling, over mountainous terrain.

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