# N8517Q: 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 18, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8517Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8517Q

## Aircraft that carried N8517Q

- [Cancelled 1991-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517Q-1991-01-18): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 317305056. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Laughlin William S Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAUGHLIN%20WILLIAM%20S%20JR), [Granada Hills, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Granada%20Hills)

## NTSB investigations on N8517Q (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 CEN19LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA295), Aug 29, 2019: Air Tractor AT502 (N8517Q), Olney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of thrust control due to a propeller surge event, which resulted in a forced landing shortly after takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8517Q (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 20190829011639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190829011639A), Aug 29, 2019: Air Tractor AT-502 (N8517Q), Olney, TX, Substantial damage. On August 29, 2019, at approximately 1100 central daylight time, N8517Q, an Air Tractor AT-502A collided with terrain during a forced landing shortly after…

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