# N4556S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 4, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4556S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4556S

## Aircraft that carried N4556S

- [Cancelled 2018-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4556S-2018-01-04): Air Tractor AT-502, S/N 502-0137, built 1991. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Thiel Air Care Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIEL%20AIR%20CARE%20INC), [Chowchilla, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chowchilla)

## NTSB investigations on N4556S (1)

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 WPR12LA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA433), Sep 22, 2012: Air Tractor AT-502 (N4556S), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue the takeoff after the engine stopped producing its full-rated torque while operating in high-density altitude conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4556S (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 20120922021699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120922021699A), Sep 22, 2012: Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (N4556S), Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage. At aproximately 5:10 pm the pilot was departing a private agriculteral airstrip for the first spraying application for the day. The aircraft was full of fuel…
- [Incident 20030309002789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030309002789I), Mar 9, 2003: Airtrc AT502 (N4556S), Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) After a hurried preflight, during which an accurate determination of onboard fuel quantity was not accomplished, the aircraft was operated for…

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