# N500KA: 2009 Air Tractor AT-502B, registration cancelled 2020-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-502B](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (registry code 0390307)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag) (registry code 52251)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SW), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 502B-2657
- Year built: 2009
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 2009
- Certificate issued: April 16, 2010
- Last registry action: January 23, 2017
- Mode S code: A63AD2
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilbur Ellis Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILBUR%20ELLIS%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Huron, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Huron)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3925° N, 98.2019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57350, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500KA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500KA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500KA-2020-10-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 GAA19CA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA502), Aug 16, 2019: Air Tractor AT502 (N500KA), Onida, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power wires during agricultural application operations.

## 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 20190816015469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190816015469A), Aug 16, 2019: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B (N500KA), Onida, SD, Substantial damage. On August 16, 2019 at approximately 1330HRS local an AT-502B struck a high tension power line while conducting part 137 agricultural aerial application…

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