# NTSB Accident ATL97LA088
> **Air Tractor AT-402B** · 1997-06-23 · RIDGELY, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA088
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08062
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-23
- **Location:** RIDGELY, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.259727, -89.479057
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-402B
- **Registration:** N6128W
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning in that he failed to account for the high temperature and high density altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. Factors were the tall crops and the ditch.

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