# NTSB Accident FTW97LA012
> **Air Tractor AT-502** · 1996-10-08 · IDALOU, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA012
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06878
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-08
- **Location:** IDALOU, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.659553, -101.680793
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-502
- **Registration:** N4533H
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in an overrun during takeoff and an encounter with cotton (crop) and rough/uneven terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: the excessive loading of the airplane for the existing conditions, the short runway, the high density altitude, and the pilot's delay in jettisoning the load.

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