# N4540C: Air Tractor AT-502, registration cancelled 2022-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-502](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (registry code 0390303)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 502-0119
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: March 12, 2021
- Mode S code: A58353
- Location: [Manhattan, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Manhattan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2650° N, 96.6953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66503, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4540C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4540C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4540C-2022-11-21

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-502: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502.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 CEN21LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA110), Jan 9, 2021: Air Tractor AT-502 (N4540C), Cushing, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to takeoff from unsuitable terrain which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB FTW96LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA148), Mar 15, 1996: Air Tractor AT-502 (N4540C), Texarkana, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## 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 20210109004429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210109004429A), Jan 9, 2021: Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (N4540C), Cushing, OK, Substantial damage. The pilot taxied out to the end of a private strip and noticed the ground was soft. The pilot decided to keep rolling and conduct a soft field takeoff. When…
- [Accident 19960315004319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960315004319A), Mar 15, 1996: Airtrc AT502 (N4540C), Texarkana, AR, Destroyed. Power failure, not enough field to land. Couldn't make it over trees at end. Opted for safest spot in trees. (-23) on March 15, 1996, at 0950 CST, an air…

## Other aircraft with N4540C

- [Cancelled 1989-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4540C-1989-05-02): Cessna 170B, S/N 25484. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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