# NTSB Accident CEN09CA323
> **AIR TRACTOR INC. AT-502** · 2009-05-29 · Mendota, IL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN09CA323
- **Event ID:** 20090601X22459
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-05-29
- **Location:** Mendota, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.521945, -89.132499
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIR TRACTOR INC.
- **Model:** AT-502
- **Registration:** N198LA
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation and his failure to perform an aborted takeoff.

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