# N402SJ: 2013 Air Tractor AT-402B, registration cancelled 2022-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402b) (registry code 0390208)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag) (registry code 52251)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SW), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 402B-1271
- Year built: 2013
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: January 5, 2013
- Certificate issued: January 30, 2013
- Last registry action: November 14, 2018
- Mode S code: A4B5A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Eastern Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Middletown, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Middletown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4944° N, 75.6775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19709, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N402SJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=402SJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402SJ-2022-05-07

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-402B: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402b.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 ERA21FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA257), Jun 18, 2021: Air Tractor AT-402B (N402SJ), Kinston, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to conduct low-level aerobatic maneuvers in an airplane not approved for aerobatic flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin, a loss of control, and an impact with…

## 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 20210617007849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210617007849A), Jun 17, 2021: Air Tractor Inc AT-402B (N402SJ), Kinston, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The roc received a report from the NC highway patrol about an aircraft crash near Kinston drag strip at the intersection of HIGHWAY11/55 and asheland drive in…
- [Incident 20140708015689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140708015689I), Jul 8, 2014: Air Tractor Inc AT-402B (N402SJ), Washington, NC, Minor damage. On landing the tail wheel bolt sheared and aircraft ran off into corn field. Pilot stated minor damage only. Aircraft was repaired and flying before the FAA…

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