# N3159B: 1982 Air Tractor AT-400, registration cancelled 2017-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400) (registry code 0390202)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 400-0462
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 1982
- Certificate issued: June 7, 2010
- Last registry action: July 11, 2011
- Mode S code: A35CF9
- Owner when cancelled: [Terhune Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TERHUNE%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Perryton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Perryton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2366° N, 100.7865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79070, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3159B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3159B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3159B-2017-10-27

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-400: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400.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 CEN13FA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA465), Aug 5, 2013: Air Tractor AT-400 (N3159B), Balko, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure maintain clearance from a meteorological tower while en route at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the sun's glare.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20130805013629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130805013629A), Aug 5, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-400 (N3159B), Balko, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On August 5, 2013 at 10:12 local CDT, an Air tractor AT-400 aircraft bearing registration number N3159B, registered to turhune flying service, inc., was…
- [Incident 19840710036069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840710036069I), Jul 10, 1984: Airtrc AT400 (N3159B), Burlington, CO, Minor damage. Pilot reported the aircraft nosed up during an emergency landing after running out of fuel.

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