# NTSB Accident CHI05CA245
> **Air Tractor AT-502** · 2005-08-29 · Hector, MN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05CA245
- **Event ID:** 20050926X01526
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-08-29
- **Location:** Hector, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.547222, -95.082221
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-502
- **Registration:** N4550N
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to achieve adequate airspeed on takeoff which resulted in the airplane entering a stall/mush when it flew out of ground effect while crossing a large drainage ditch on takeoff.

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