# NTSB Accident CEN24FA021
> **AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B** · 2023-10-24 · Vidalia, LA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN24FA021
- **Event ID:** 20231024193292
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-10-24
- **Location:** Vidalia, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.546586, -91.452147
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIR TRACTOR INC
- **Model:** AT-502B
- **Registration:** N5180W
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an aerial application flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s cell phone use and the position of the sun, which reduced the pilot’s ability to perceive the location of the power lines.

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