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N8538S

Not registered

N-number · 2 earlier aircraft

Open in FAA registry

Registered now: No
Earlier aircraft: 2
Last cancelled: July 29, 2013

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026. The mark may be reserved or free to assign.

Aircraft that carried N8538S · 2

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N8538S now.

2013Air Tractor AT-301 · S/N 301-0138Cancelled Jul 29, 2013 · Registration expired, pending cancellation · Built 1978 · Valley Sprayer & Duster Service Inc, Sun City, AZ 1965Cessna 182H · S/N 18256638Cancelled Oct 15, 1965 · Exported to Australia · Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, KS

NTSB investigations on N8538S · 1

Of this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it.

NTSB LAX82FUJ42Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportAir Tractor 301 · Yuma, AZThe pilot had completed his last load of the day and was en route back to the airport. According to witnesses, the aircraft entered a nose high attitude, then the nose dropped and the plane entered a spin. It struck the ground before recovering from the spin.…Jul 16, 1982 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports on N8538S · 2

Filed on this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it. Each report names the aircraft it was matched to.

Accident 19820716029549AAirtrc AT301 · Yuma, AZAircraft returning to base nosed up, stalled and spun in. Possible pilot incapacitation. Had been spraying all nightJul 16, 1982 · Destroyed Incident 19820409032199IAirtrc AT301 · Yuma, AZEngine lost power, flame appeared from crack in top of #1 cylinder from spark plug to spark plug.Apr 9, 1982