# N23043: Air Tractor AT-301, registration cancelled 2000-07-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 14, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (registry code 0390103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 301-0352
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 19, 1981
- Last registry action: May 16, 2000
- Mode S code: A20B80
- Owner when cancelled: [Val Air Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAL%20AIR%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Brawley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Brawley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9900° N, 115.3369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92227, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23043
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23043-2000-07-14

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-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20000417SH012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000417SH012), Feb 14, 2000: PUSHROD. MISINSTALLED. ENGINE VALVE PUSH RODS AND ROCKER ARMS WERE REVERSED DURING INSTALLATION ON THE NR 5 CYLINDER. SINCE THE INTAKE ROD IS LONGER AND ENGINE HAS SOLID TAPPETS, THE 

## 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 LAX00LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA087), Feb 2, 2000: Air Tractor AT-301 (N23043), Brawley, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure of the engine due to improper installation of the intake and exhaust push rods (components were switched) by unknown maintenance personnel.

## 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 20000202006369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000202006369A), Feb 2, 2000: Airtrc AT301 (N23043), Brawley, CA, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot was applying sulpher dioxide powder to an alfafa field at an altitude of approximately 7 feet AGL when engine lost power and stopped running. Pilot…

## Other aircraft with N23043

- [Cancelled 1970-09-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23043-1970-09-02): Luscombe 8A, S/N 966. Owner: [Helton Homer H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELTON%20HOMER%20H), [Mather A F Base, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mather%20A%20F%20Base)

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