# NTSB Accident CEN21FA220
> **CESSNA 182** · 2021-05-17 · St. Louis, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN21FA220
- **Event ID:** 20210517103091
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-05-17
- **Location:** St. Louis, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.51798, -84.55103
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182
- **Registration:** N2430X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate visual lookout to ensure clearance from the radio tower and its guy wires. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s unnecessary use of his mobile device during the flight, which diminished his attention/monitoring of the airplane’s flight path.

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