# N4531M: Air Tractor AT-401, registration cancelled 1999-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-401](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (registry code 0390204)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 401-0764
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 14, 1990
- Last registry action: August 17, 1999
- Mode S code: A57FC8
- Owner when cancelled: [Kifer Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIFER%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Newellton, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Newellton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.1190° N, 91.2993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71357, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4531M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4531M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4531M-1999-10-15

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## 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 FTW99FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA004), Oct 8, 1998: Air Tractor AT-401 (N4531M), Newellton, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an inadvertent entry into adverse weather conditions. A related factor was the fog.

## 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 19981008028649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981008028649A), Oct 8, 1998: Airtrc AT401 (N4531M), Newellton, LA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Acft was involved in aerial application when it crashed into lake st. joseph under unknown circumstances, pilot suffered fatal injuries. (-23) no narrative

## Other aircraft with N4531M

- [Cancelled 1949-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4531M-1949-05-25): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-35, built 1947. Owner: [Cape & Islands Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20%26%20ISLANDS%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Wareham, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Wareham)

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