# NTSB Accident CEN12LA459
> **AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B** · 2012-07-18 · Wisner, LA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12LA459
- **Event ID:** 20120720X24005
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-07-18
- **Location:** Wisner, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.946111, -91.562774
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIR TRACTOR INC
- **Model:** AT-502B
- **Registration:** N205SK
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate takeoff planning that did not consider the reduced acceleration due to a rough, turf runway and his use of an improper flap setting, which resulted in a collision with terrain during takeoff.

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