# N1509C: 1991 Air Tractor AT-401, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-401](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (registry code 0390204)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 401-0828
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1991
- Certificate issued: February 14, 2001
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A0CDC5
- Owner when cancelled: [Minter Danny](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINTER%20DANNY)
- Location: [Crockett, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Crockett)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.2849° N, 95.4906° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75835, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1509C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1509C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1509C-2015-05-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-401: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401.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 MIA97LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA208), Jul 8, 1997: Air Tractor AT-401 (N1509C), Altha, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol which led to his failure to maintain control of the airplane.

## 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 19970708017159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970708017159A), Jul 8, 1997: Airtrc AT401 (N1509C), Altha, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft struck power lines, crashed into trees while departing a private strip. (.4)the flight was taking off on a runway that was part asphalt and part…

## Other aircraft with N1509C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1509C): Cessna 180, S/N 30882, built 1954
- [Cancelled 1990-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1509C-1990-07-13): Cessna 180, S/N 30209. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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