# NTSB Accident CHI98LA305
> **Air Tractor AT-301** · 1998-08-09 · EDGELEY, ND, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA305
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10798
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-09
- **Location:** EDGELEY, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.359134, -98.709365
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-301
- **Registration:** N4443S
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain flying airspeed resulting in a stall/mush condition during the initial climb. Contributing factors were the high density altitude, high aircraft weight, and pilot's delayed jettison of the load, as well as the roadway and crop.

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