# NTSB Accident CEN16LA181
> **AIR TRACTOR INC AT 502** · 2016-05-14 · West, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16LA181
- **Event ID:** 20160516X95548
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-05-14
- **Location:** West, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.840833, -97.074165
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIR TRACTOR INC
- **Model:** AT 502
- **Registration:** N1546Z
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to see and avoid cellular tower guy wires. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate at low altitude.

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