# NTSB Accident CHI98LA243
> **Air Tractor AT-502** · 1998-07-09 · MINTO, ND, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA243
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10497
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-09
- **Location:** MINTO, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.289127, -97.37091
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-502
- **Registration:** N9185C
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.  Factors were wet and soft runway conditions, and a ditch and the end of the overrun area.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=CHI98LA243) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*