# NTSB Accident CEN23FA412
> **AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B** · 2023-09-19 · New Rockford, ND, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN23FA412
- **Event ID:** 20230919193099
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-09-19
- **Location:** New Rockford, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.590113, -99.119946
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIR TRACTOR INC
- **Model:** AT-502B
- **Registration:** N502NB
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from overhead power lines during an aerial application flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to fly under the power lines with a small area of clearance available for the airplane.

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