# NTSB Accident ATL94LA130
> **Air Tractor AT-301** · 1994-07-03 · AUTAUGAVILLE, AL, USA · NONE
## 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.

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