# N8578S: 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: July 13, 1999
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8578S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8578S

## Aircraft that carried N8578S

- [Cancelled 1999-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8578S-1999-07-13): Air Tractor AT-301, S/N 301-0151. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [Desert Air Ag Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESERT%20AIR%20AG%20INC), [Terreton, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Terreton)

## NTSB investigations on N8578S (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 LAX89DVA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA10), Sep 13, 1989: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8578S), Mendota, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL BY THE PILOT WHEN HE SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BEGIN A SPRAY RUN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL WAS THE INOPERATIVE STALL WARNING SYSTEM.
- [NTSB LAX79DVA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA48), Jul 16, 1979: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8578S), Mendota, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8578S (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 19890913034869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890913034869A), Sep 13, 1989: Airtrc AT301 (N8578S), Mendota, CA, Substantial damage. Mushed into ground in a highway median while maneuvering for a spray run. Stall warning wires not connected.
- [Accident 19790716016439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790716016439A), Jul 16, 1979: Airtrc AT301 (N8578S), Mendota, CA, Substantial damage. Dragged wing tip in cotton field turning final for ag. Strip. Possible down draft factor, pilot error.

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