# NTSB Accident ERA09LA128
> **AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602** · 2009-01-02 · Philadelphia, MS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA09LA128
- **Event ID:** 20090105X22709
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-01-02
- **Location:** Philadelphia, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.829444, -88.953056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIR TRACTOR INC
- **Model:** AT-602
- **Registration:** N5013C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper preflight weather planning and his continued VFR flight into IMC conditions resulting in an in-flight collision with trees.

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