# N502WQ: 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: May 19, 2008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=502WQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N502WQ

## Aircraft that carried N502WQ

- [Cancelled 2008-05-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502WQ-2008-05-19): Air Tractor AT-502, S/N 502-0085. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Thiel Edward E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIEL%20EDWARD%20E), [Chowchilla, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chowchilla)

## NTSB investigations on N502WQ (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 LAX06LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA255), Aug 5, 2006: Air Tractor AT-502 (N502WQ), Chowchilla, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while maneuvering resulting from an incapacitating physiological event.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N502WQ (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 20060805015879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060805015879A), Aug 5, 2006: Airtrc AT502 (N502WQ), Chowchilla, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On 8/05/2006, at approximately 0400PDT, air tractor aircraft, N502WQ crashed inverted into an open wheat field approximately 10 miles due west of the…

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