# NTSB Accident CHI89DEP10
> **Air Tractor AT-301** · 1989-08-01 · PLAINFIELD, WI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89DEP10
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29061
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-01
- **Location:** PLAINFIELD, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.209003, -89.490684
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-301
- **Registration:** N5044S
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE TERRAIN.

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