# N41850: Air Tractor AT-502B, registration cancelled 2023-04-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 20, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-502B](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (registry code 0390307)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (registry code 52250)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 502B-2703
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: April 8, 2010
- Certificate issued: February 5, 2021
- Last registry action: February 5, 2021
- Mode S code: A4F4F8
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerial Crop Care Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERIAL%20CROP%20CARE%20INC)
- Location: [Port Barre, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Port%20Barre)
- Physical address: [Washington, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Washington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5495° N, 91.9188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70577, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41850
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=41850
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41850-2023-04-20

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-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 CEN22LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA359), Aug 3, 2022: Air Tractor AT-502B (N41850), Melville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot improperly monitored the operating environment which resulted in a collision with a tree located in the middle of a field.

## 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 20220803007949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220803007949A), Aug 3, 2022: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B (N41850), Melville, LA, Destroyed. Making fourth pass applying insecticide to soybead field. Heard loud bang, when aircraft came to a stop. Exited the aircraft as it was on fire. I then realized…

## Other aircraft with N41850

- [Cancelled 2000-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41850-2000-11-02): Piper PA-32R-301T, S/N 3257164. Exported to Netherlands. Owner: [Western Aviation Maintenance Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20AVIATION%20MAINTENANCE%20INC), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)

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