# NTSB Accident ERA14FA359
> **PIPER PA-46-310P** · 2014-07-26 · Clayton, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14FA359
- **Event ID:** 20140726X14228
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-07-26
- **Location:** Clayton, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.923889, -83.45333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-46-310P
- **Registration:** N248SP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to begin a flight with fog and low clouds present at the airport, which resulted in an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions immediately after takeoff and a controlled flight into terrain.

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