# NTSB Accident CHI99LA159
> **Air Tractor AT-802A** · 1999-05-23 · POPLAR BLUFF, MO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99LA159
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18728
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-05-23
- **Location:** POPLAR BLUFF, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.760486, -90.400329
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-802A
- **Registration:** N6144H
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot selecting the wrong runway direction on which to initiate the takeoff and his failure to maintain directional control.  Factors associated with the accident were the quartering tailwind condition, the rough terrain encountered, and fatigue.

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