# N257LA: 1994 Air Tractor AT-502B, registration cancelled 2013-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-502B](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (registry code 0390307)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52034)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 502B-0257
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: June 29, 1994
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1995
- Last registry action: January 7, 2005
- Mode S code: A2727A
- Owner when cancelled: [Dewby Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEWBY%20INC)
- Location: [Rolling Fork, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Rolling%20Fork)
- Physical address: MS
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8227° N, 90.9115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39159, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N257LA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=257LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N257LA-2013-02-13

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-502B: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b.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 ATL01LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA063), Jun 2, 2001: Air Tractor 502B (N257LA), Anguilla, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of both pilots to maintain visual lookout, resulting in an in-flight collision. A factor was sun glare.

## 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 20010602010441A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010602010441A), Jun 2, 2001: Airtrc AT502B (N257LA), Auguilla, MS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23)Two aircraft, an air tractor-502-B, reg# N257LA and a Cessna CE-188-188B, reg #731KG, collided in flight during aerial application activity. The right…

## Other aircraft with N257LA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N257LA): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG, S/N 42.N507, built 2023

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