# NTSB Accident MIA97LA195
> **Air Tractor AT-502** · 1997-06-24 · TUNICA, MS, USA · NONE
## 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.

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