# N4530L: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: January 25, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4530L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4530L

## Aircraft that carried N4530L

- [Cancelled 2012-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4530L-2012-01-25): Air Tractor AT-401, S/N 401-0761. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- [Cancelled 1989-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4530L-1989-02-13): Gulfstream American AA-5B, S/N AA5B1154. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N4530L (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN10LA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA503), Aug 26, 2010: Air Tractor AT-401 (N4530L), Castroville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the failure of the torque sensor bearing.
- [NTSB LAX05LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA085), Feb 4, 2005: Air Tractor AT-401 (N4530L), Calexico, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of directional control due to a jammed rudder pedal, which prevented the pilot from exercising full rudder control authority.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4530L (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20100826043649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100826043649A), Aug 26, 2010: Air Tractor AT-401 (N4530L), Castroville, TX, Substantial damage. During aerial application the engine lost power. Pilot landed aircraft on adjacent field and struck some trees causing major damage to the wings. No other…
- [Accident 20050204007329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050204007329A), Feb 4, 2005: Airtrc AT401 (N4530L), Calexico, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On feb. 4, 2005, at 1300 PST, an air tractor AT-401, N4530L, attempted to land at johnsons Brothers airport (61CL). The aircraft was empty. As the acft…

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