# N45453: Air Tractor AT-502, registration cancelled 2024-11-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 2, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 502-0122
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: January 31, 2024
- Mode S code: A5841B
- Location: [Benkelman, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Benkelman)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1416° N, 101.5403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 69021, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45453
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45453
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45453-2024-11-02

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 (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 CEN23LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA346), Aug 2, 2023: Air Tractor AT-502 (N45453), Halstad, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s attempt to rotate the airplane without sufficient airspeed which resulted in a lack of climb performance and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to…

## 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 20230802008139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230802008139A), Aug 2, 2023: Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (N45453), Halstad, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot in command (PIC) departed from private asphalt runway with 480 gallons of chemical. PIC stated the aircraft did not accelerate normally and attempted to…

## Other aircraft with N45453

- [Cancelled 1988-12-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45453-1988-12-23): Cessna 150M, S/N 15076929. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1967-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45453-1967-02-17): Luscombe 8A, S/N 1980. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Chambers Elden L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAMBERS%20ELDEN%20L), [Owosso, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Owosso)

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