# N501JS: Air Tractor AT-400, registration cancelled 1997-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400) (registry code 0390202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AT4000485
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 14, 1985
- Last registry action: May 18, 1994
- Mode S code: A63E80
- Owner when cancelled: [Associated Aerial Applicators](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASSOCIATED%20AERIAL%20APPLICATORS)
- Location: [Dayton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dayton)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0549° N, 94.9225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77535, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501JS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501JS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501JS-1997-03-28

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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-400: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400.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 FTW96FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA288), Jul 2, 1996: Air Tractor AT-400 (N501JS), Huffman, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: corroded flight control components, due to the operator's inadequate maintenance and inspection of the airplane; the pilot's failure to follow procedures and directives, by flying the airplane…
- [NTSB MKC84LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA178), Jun 18, 1984: Snow AT400 (N501JS), Portland, AR, substantial damage

## 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 19960702015769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960702015769A), Jul 2, 1996: Airtrc AT400 (N501JS), Houston, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Stalled entering base to land at ag strip. Found elevator controls failed from corrosion. Strut attach brackets gone (-23) on July 2, 1996, at approximately…
- [Accident 19840618027311A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618027311A), Jun 18, 1984: Airtrc AT400 (N501JS), Portland, AR, Substantial damage. Chopped the tail off another ag aircraft N501PR while flaring for landing. N501PR had landed from a higher pattern.

## Other aircraft with N501JS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501JS): Bell 206B, S/N 5195, built 1995

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