# NTSB Accident MIA99LA229
> **Air Tractor AT-402** · 1999-08-18 · HOLLY BLUFF, MS, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA99LA229
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19596
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-18
- **Location:** HOLLY BLUFF, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.769683, -90.709884
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-402
- **Registration:** N1510Z
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain visual separation between his airplane and a tree while maneuvering during aerial application and the subsequent collision with the tree and the terrain.  A factor in the accident was the sunglare on the airplane's windscreen.

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