# N502WQ: Air Tractor AT-502, registration cancelled 2008-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-502](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (registry code 0390303)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 502-0085
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 23, 2005
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A64361
- Owner when cancelled: [Thiel Edward E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIEL%20EDWARD%20E)
- Location: [Chowchilla, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chowchilla)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0873° N, 120.2889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93610, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N502WQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=502WQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502WQ-2008-05-19

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-502: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502.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 LAX06LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA255), Aug 5, 2006: Air Tractor AT-502 (N502WQ), Chowchilla, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while maneuvering resulting from an incapacitating physiological event.

## 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 20060805015879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060805015879A), Aug 5, 2006: Airtrc AT502 (N502WQ), Chowchilla, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On 8/05/2006, at approximately 0400PDT, air tractor aircraft, N502WQ crashed inverted into an open wheat field approximately 10 miles due west of the…

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