# N144HF: 1989 Air Tractor AT-502, registration cancelled 2019-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-502](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (registry code 0390303)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SW), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 502-0068
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1989
- Certificate issued: January 9, 2013
- Last registry action: August 11, 2015
- Mode S code: A0B241
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144HF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=144HF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144HF-2019-05-06

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Air Tractor AT-502: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN17LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA190), May 4, 2017: Air Tractor AT 502 (N144HF), Tahoka, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20170504004119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170504004119A), May 4, 2017: Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (N144HF), Tahoka, TX, Destroyed. On may 4, 2017, at approximately 1400 CDT, Air tractor, AT-502B aircraft registration number N144HF, impacted terrain at T-Bar Airport (2F4), in Tahoka, Texas.…

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