# N5016P: 1997 Air Tractor AT-502B, registration cancelled 2018-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 2018
- 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 PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52034)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 502B-0420
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1997
- Certificate issued: August 13, 1997
- Last registry action: April 30, 2012
- Mode S code: A640DF
- Owner when cancelled: [Independent Dusting Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDEPENDENT%20DUSTING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [El Campo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Campo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2044° N, 96.2727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77437, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5016P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5016P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5016P-2018-02-08

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 CEN12CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA301), May 7, 2012: Air Tractor AT-502B (N5016P), El Campo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to rotate early, the airplane’s subsequent inability to climb, and the pilot’s delayed decision to abort the takeoff.

## 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 20120507007879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120507007879A), May 7, 2012: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B (N5016P), El Campo, TX, Substantial damage. During agricultural operations for the dispersement of fertilizer, the pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft. While operating out of a packed dirt…

## Other aircraft with N5016P

- [Cancelled 1976-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5016P-1976-06-18): Piper PA-24, S/N 24-19, built 1958. Owner: [Jonz Don DBA Interior Flight School](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONZ%20DON%20DBA%20INTERIOR%20FLIGHT%20SCHOOL), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

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