NONE · Air Tractor AT-301 · 1994-07-03 · AUTAUGAVILLE, AL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ATL94LA130
Event ID
20001206X01660
Type
Accident
Date
1994-07-03
Location
AUTAUGAVILLE, AL, USA
Coordinates
32.430797, -86.649024
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Air Tractor
Model
AT-301
Registration
N3659D
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAWN
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, IN THAT HE DID NOT PROPERLY EVALUATE THE CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, AND HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WHEN ADEQUATE ACCELERATION WAS NOT OBSERVED. FACTORS WERE THE HIGH VEGETATION (GRASS) ON THE RUNWAY, AND THE TREES AT THE PERIMETER OF THE AIRSTRIP.