# N948BB: 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: August 12, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=948BB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N948BB

## Aircraft that carried N948BB

- [Cancelled 2013-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N948BB-2013-08-12): Air Tractor AT-502A, S/N 502A-0478, built 1998. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## NTSB investigations on N948BB (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 LAX03LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA180), Jun 3, 2003: Air Tractor AT-502A (N948BB), Raywood, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with a stall/mush condition in the takeoff initial climb due to his inadequate preflight/pretakeoff procedures and failure to set the wing flaps to the proper takeoff…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N948BB (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 20030603014409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030603014409A), Jun 3, 2003: Airtrc AT502A (N948BB), Raywood, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Air tractor crashed after takeoff from a 2000 foot grass strip (runway 18). Substantial damage to aircraft and only minor injuries to pilot. The pilot…

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