# N3159W: 1973 Air Tractor AT-400, registration cancelled 2006-04-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 21, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400) (registry code 0390202)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9SW), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 400-0474
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 19, 1973
- Certificate issued: July 22, 2004
- Last registry action: July 22, 2004
- Mode S code: A35D0C
- Owner when cancelled: [Goodmans Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODMANS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Chase, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Chase)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.0971° N, 91.6990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chase, LA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3159W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3159W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3159W-2006-04-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (2)

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 FTW04LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA201), Jul 31, 2004: Air Tractor AT-400 (N3159W), Clayton, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the high tension power lines.
- [NTSB MKC89LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA123), Jun 2, 1989: Air Tractor AT-400 (N3159W), Poplar Bluff, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED THE CLEARANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S VERTICAL STABILIZER FROM THE POWER LINES.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20040731017799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040731017799A), Jul 31, 2004: Airtrc AT400 (N3159W), Clayton, LA, Destroyed. (-23) On July 31, 2004, at 0850 CDT, an air tractor AT-400 agricultural airplane, N3159W, owned and operated by goodman's flying service of chase, LA, was…
- [Incident 19900715036689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715036689I), Jul 15, 1990: Airtrc AT400 (N3159W), Blaine, MS, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Found right brake was inoperative.
- [Accident 19890602049069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890602049069A), Jun 2, 1989: Airtrc AT400 (N3159W), Poplar Bluff, MO, Substantial damage. Tail assembly struck wires while pilot was flying under them. Uncontrollable aircraft collided with the ground.
- [Incident 19890428018959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890428018959I), Apr 28, 1989: Airtrc AT400 (N3159W), Poplar Bluff, MO, Minor damage. Truck drove on runway while aircraft on takeoff. Pilot pulled up abruptly missed truck but flew through wires.

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