# N5008Z: Air Tractor AT-502B, registration cancelled 2000-09-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 28, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-502B](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (registry code 0390307)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 502B-0434
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 18, 1997
- Last registry action: August 15, 2000
- Mode S code: A63D78
- Owner when cancelled: [Aurora Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AURORA%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Aurora, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Aurora)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8220° N, 98.0062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68818, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5008Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5008Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5008Z-2000-09-28

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 CHI99FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA267), Jul 30, 1999: Air Tractor AT502B (N5008Z), Giltner, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, and his failure to maintain clearance from the guy wire. A factor was the guy wire.

## 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 19990730042719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990730042719A), Jul 30, 1999: Airtrc AT502 (N5008Z), Giltner, NE, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On Friday, July 30, 1999, at approx. 1725 CDT, an air tractor AT-502B, N5008Z, contacted the upper southwesterly directional guy wire of a communications…

## Other aircraft with N5008Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5008Z): Head Balloons AX9-118, S/N 467, built 2018
- [Cancelled 2007-07-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5008Z-2007-07-10): Blumenthal Ken MODEL II, S/N 314, built 2003. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Brooks Chris D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROOKS%20CHRIS%20D), [Milan, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Milan)
- [Cancelled 1963-08-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5008Z-1963-08-14): Piper PA-22-108, S/N 22-8619. Exported to Iceland. Owner: [Graubart Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAUBART%20AVIATION%20INC), [Valparaiso, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Valparaiso)

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