# N1546Z: 1992 Air Tractor AT-502, registration cancelled 2018-09-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 7, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-502](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (registry code 0390303)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 502-0180
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 1992
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2015
- Last registry action: September 28, 2015
- Mode S code: A0DC4D
- Owner when cancelled: [Gerik Ag LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERIK%20AG%20LLC)
- Location: [Aquilla, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Aquilla)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8162° N, 97.2433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76622, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1546Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1546Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1546Z-2018-09-07

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 CEN16LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA181), May 14, 2016: Air Tractor AT 502 (N1546Z), West, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid cellular tower guy wires. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate at low altitude.

## 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 20160514005609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160514005609A), May 14, 2016: Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (N1546Z), West, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was returning to Hillsboro to end the work day. Aircraft was two miles from application field en route back to base when right wing contacted two cell…

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