# NTSB Accident ANC05CA040
> **Air Tractor AT-602** · 2005-03-02 · Panama City, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC05CA040
- **Event ID:** 20050414X00454
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-03-02
- **Location:** Panama City, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.2, -85.666664
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-602
- **Registration:** N5006V
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to remove frost from the airplane which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush during the takeoff/initial climb, and an in-flight collision with trees.  Contributing to the accident were the rough and uneven airstrip, and degraded aircraft performance due to frost on the wing.

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