# NTSB Accident LAX98LA128
> **Air Tractor AT301** · 1998-03-24 · IMPERIAL, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA128
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09724
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-24
- **Location:** IMPERIAL, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.860019, -115.6501
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT301
- **Registration:** N7301P
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of the wrong runway, which resulted in a downwind takeoff attempt, and, his failure to obtain/maintain a proper airspeed during the takeoff sequence.  The aircraft's gross weight and the prevailing density altitude were factors in the accident.

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