# NTSB Accident ERA17FA279
> **AIR TRACTOR AT502** · 2017-08-16 · Philipp, MS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17FA279
- **Event ID:** 20170816X21337
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-08-16
- **Location:** Philipp, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.757221, -90.258888
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIR TRACTOR
- **Model:** AT502
- **Registration:** N6082B
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to attempt a visual flight rules flight in instrument meteorological conditions, below a low overcast ceiling, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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