# N4508Y: 1990 Air Tractor AT-401, registration cancelled 2022-11-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 23, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-401](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (registry code 0390204)
- 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: 401-0751
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 1990
- Last registry action: February 21, 2006
- Mode S code: A575A3
- Owner when cancelled: [Lane Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Rosenberg, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Rosenberg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5488° N, 95.8622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77471, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4508Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4508Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4508Y-2022-11-23

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-401: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20000809SH002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000809SH002), Jul 13, 2000: ROD. FRACTURED. DURING AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATION, NR 7 ROD ASSY FAILED FORCING AIRCRAFT TO EMERGENCY LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. REF: ACCIDENT REP

## 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 FTW04LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA130), May 19, 2004: Air Tractor AT-401 (N4508Y), San Angelo, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the soft terrain encountered during the aborted takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX00LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA271), Jul 13, 2000: Air Tractor AT-401 (N4508Y), Ripley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the separation of a connecting rod from the crankshaft.

## 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 20040519016339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040519016339A), May 19, 2004: Airtrc AT401 (N4508Y), San Angelo, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 19, 2004, approximately 0700 CDT, an air tractor AT-401 N4508Y sustained substantial damage when it crashed following a loss of power during…
- [Accident 20000713009709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000713009709A), Jul 13, 2000: Airtrc AT401 (N4508Y), Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft departed at approximately 0700, July 14, 2000 from Blythe, CA. Airport on a routine agricultural spraying operation. At approximately 0720 after…

## Other aircraft with N4508Y

- [Cancelled 1989-09-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4508Y-1989-09-14): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 188929. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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