# NTSB Accident CHI03LA289
> **Air Tractor AT-502B** · 2003-08-22 · Westside, IA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA289
- **Event ID:** 20030828X01422
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-22
- **Location:** Westside, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.04861, -95.096664
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-502B
- **Registration:** N5007G
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.    Contributing factors were the unsuitable terrain encountered, and the terrace/embankment.

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