# N502RL: 2012 Air Tractor AT-502B, registration cancelled 2019-06-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 17, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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-2823
- Year built: 2012
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: April 20, 2012
- Certificate issued: May 23, 2012
- Last registry action: January 17, 2018
- Mode S code: A642E0
- Owner when cancelled: [Lutes Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUTES%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Shipshewana, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Shipshewana)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6912° N, 85.5837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46565, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N502RL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=502RL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502RL-2019-06-17

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 CEN18FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA339), Aug 18, 2018: Air Tractor AT502 (N502RL), Bronson, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, and loss of control at an altitude too low…

## 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 20180818014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180818014439A), Aug 18, 2018: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B (N502RL), Bronson, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On August 18, 2018 at 1720 eastern daylight time, an Air tractor AT-502B aircraft, N502RL, registered to a certificated aerial application company and operated…

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