# NTSB Accident FTW96LA177
> **Air Tractor AT-502B** · 1996-04-18 · POND CREEK, OK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA177
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05565
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-04-18
- **Location:** POND CREEK, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.659992, -97.799827
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-502B
- **Registration:** N6050D
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to obtain/maintain sufficient airspeed to climb after takeoff, which resulted in a stall/mush and subsequent collision with terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: failure of the pilot to follow short field takeoff procedures, and his delay in jettisoning the chemical load.

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