- Registered owner
- Sunflower Aero Inc
- Location
- Atwood, KS
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 502A-0345
- Year built
- 1996
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness
- Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date
- April 1, 1996
- Certificate issued
- October 14, 2021
- Expires
- October 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A54256
Air Tractor AT-502ATCDS A17SWAirframe · Air Tractor AT-502ATCDS E4EAEngine · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 8
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1996 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
Airframe · Air Tractor AT-502A
AD 2021-05-14TE flap control systemAD 2009-11-05Cracks in the engine mountAD 2008-26-01Overturn skid plate kitInformation bulletins that may apply · 6
Advisory, not mandatory.
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N438RJMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Air Tractor AT-502A aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N438RJMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Air Tractor AT-502A aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 99ZZZX2110Angle · crackedLEFT MAIN SPAR WEB UPPER ANGLE CRACKED AT RIVIT HOLES. THIS AREA APPEARS TO BE WEAK BY DESIGN. INBOARD AND OUTBOARD PORTION OF SPAR REINFORCED WITH EXTRUDED ANGLE. THIS PLUS OR MINUS 24 INCH SECTION NOT REINFORCED.SDR 98ZZZX1162Angle · crackedDURING ANNUAL INSPECTION AND C/W WING ATTACH ANGLE BOLT INSPECTION, OUTBOARD WING ATTACHMENT ANGLE FOUND CRACKED.
STCs that may be installed · 56
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
See all 56 STCs