NONE · Air Tractor AT-502 · 1997-06-24 · TUNICA, MS, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA97LA195
Event ID
20001208X08200
Type
Accident
Date
1997-06-24
Location
TUNICA, MS, USA
Coordinates
34.680156, -90.380485
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Air Tractor
Model
AT-502
Registration
N45461
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilots poor preflight planning preparation for attempting to takeoff with a tailwind and with the hopper loaded 3/4 full during a 93degree F., day at a density altitude of 2,400 feet.