# NTSB Accident GAA15CA117
> **AIR TRACTOR INC AT 401** · 2015-06-09 · Wall, SD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA15CA117
- **Event ID:** 20150611X25026
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-06-09
- **Location:** Wall, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.106666, -102.348052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIR TRACTOR INC
- **Model:** AT 401
- **Registration:** N4549E
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to adjust the airplane's useful load to compensate for the high temperature, which resulted in an insufficient climb rate to clear surrounding terrain, and a runway excursion.

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