# N653LA: 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: March 1, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=653LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N653LA

## Aircraft that carried N653LA

- [Cancelled 2021-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N653LA-2021-03-01): Air Tractor AT-602, S/N 602-0653, built 2002. Registration expired. Owner: [Central Farmers Cooperative DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20FARMERS%20COOPERATIVE%20DBA), [Ville Platte, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Ville%20Platte)

## NTSB investigations on N653LA (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 CEN20CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA153), Apr 21, 2020: Air Tractor AT 602 (N653LA), Mamou, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's encounter with a sunken area during takeoff from a turf runway, which resulted in the airplane becoming prematurely airborne and impacting a tree and then terrain.
- [NTSB CEN17LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA165), Apr 21, 2017: Air Tractor AT 602 (N653LA), Vidrine, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the engine and a test run did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N653LA (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 20200421008739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200421008739A), Apr 21, 2020: Air Tractor Inc AT-602 (N653LA), Mamou, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was on takeoff roll with 4000 lbs. Fertilizer on board. Aircraft gear struck a divot in the dirt runway bouncing aircraft Air borne. Aircraft remained…
- [Accident 20170421006479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170421006479A), Apr 21, 2017: Air Tractor Inc AT-602 (N653LA), Vidrine, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft completed arial application pass with a heading of 180 degrees south, pulled up to gain altitude for next application pass. Aircraft made slight right…

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