# N1520X: 1991 Air Tractor AT-502, registration cancelled 2011-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 2011
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 502-0157
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 1991
- Certificate issued: April 14, 2005
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A0D40B
- Owner when cancelled: [Carson Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARSON%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Yazoo City, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Yazoo%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8432° N, 90.5152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39194, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1520X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1520X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1520X-2011-04-13

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 MIA08CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA170), Aug 22, 2008: Air Tractor AT-502 (N1520X), Satartia, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout resulting in the in-flight collision with a 40-foot-tall antenna.

## 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 20080822843039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080822843039A), Aug 22, 2008: Airtrc AT502 (N1520X), Yazoo City, MS, Destroyed. (-23) Aerial applications operation. While preparing for spray run, aircraft struck unmarked tower and crashed. After impact (with ground) fire destroyed…

## Other aircraft with N1520X

- [Cancelled 1990-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1520X-1990-09-24): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 11030. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled 1975-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1520X-1975-08-05): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 34-7570270, built 1975. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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