# NTSB Accident CHI98LA202
> **Air Tractor AT-301** · 1998-06-16 · RISCO, MO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA202
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10248
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-16
- **Location:** RISCO, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.549873, -89.810478
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-301
- **Registration:** N36576
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's abrupt application of the brakes.  Factors contributing to this accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, his delayed decision to abort the takeoff, and the soft field.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=CHI98LA202) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*