# NTSB Accident MIA07FA154
> **North American Navion** · 2007-09-21 · Clayton, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA07FA154
- **Event ID:** 20070925X01444
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-09-21
- **Location:** Clayton, NC, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** North American
- **Model:** Navion
- **Registration:** N8844H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's intentional abrupt maneuver during low altitude cruise flight to avoid obstructions ahead, resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain and a building. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the pilot to obtain a preflight weather briefing and his flight into known IMC.

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