# N23960: 1982 Air Tractor AT-301, registration cancelled 2016-01-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 19, 2016
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (registry code 0390103)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 301-0448
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 1982
- Certificate issued: August 19, 2008
- Last registry action: August 23, 2014
- Mode S code: A22D32
- Owner when cancelled: [Beta Ag Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETA%20AG%20INC)
- Location: [Ralls, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ralls)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6465° N, 101.4058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79357, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23960
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23960
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23960-2016-01-19

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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

## 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 CEN12LA589](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA589), Aug 29, 2012: Air Tractor AT-301 (N23960), Ralls, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the rocker arm journal casting of the rocker arm cap.

## 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 20120829017199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120829017199A), Aug 29, 2012: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N23960), Ralls, TX, Substantial damage. Approximatly 1530 CDT on August 29, 2012, the pilot was performing aerial applications of a cotton field with herbicides (roundup). He took off from crosbyton…

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