# N502RL: 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: June 17, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=502RL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N502RL

## Aircraft that carried N502RL

- [Cancelled 2019-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502RL-2019-06-17): Air Tractor AT-502B, S/N 502B-2823, built 2012. Owner: [Lutes Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUTES%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Shipshewana, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Shipshewana)

## NTSB investigations on N502RL (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 CEN18FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA339), Aug 18, 2018: Air Tractor AT502 (N502RL), Bronson, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, and loss of control at an altitude too low…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N502RL (1)

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 20180818014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180818014439A), Aug 18, 2018: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B (N502RL), Bronson, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On August 18, 2018 at 1720 eastern daylight time, an Air tractor AT-502B aircraft, N502RL, registered to a certificated aerial application company and operated…

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