# NTSB Accident CEN21LA283
> **AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B** · 2021-06-20 · Edwardsburg, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN21LA283
- **Event ID:** 20210621103306
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-06-20
- **Location:** Edwardsburg, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.7956, -86.0808
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIR TRACTOR INC
- **Model:** AT-502B
- **Registration:** N8523Z
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to identify rising terrain and to maintain terrain clearance from trees during an aerial application pass that resulted in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain.

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