# N5180W: 1998 Air Tractor AT-502B, registration cancelled 2024-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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-0497
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 1998
- Certificate issued: June 22, 2023
- Last registry action: June 22, 2023
- Mode S code: A68194
- Owner when cancelled: [Ferriday Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FERRIDAY%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Ferriday, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Ferriday)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.6683° N, 91.5816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71334, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5180W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5180W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5180W-2024-03-19

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CEN24FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA021), Oct 24, 2023: Air Tractor AT-502B (N5180W), Vidalia, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an aerial application flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s cell phone use and the position of the sun, which reduced…

## 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 20231024015339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231024015339A), Oct 24, 2023: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B (N5180W), Vidalia, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 10/24/2023, at approximately 0915 CDT, an Air tractor-502B agriculture airplane was involved in an accident in which the pilot (sole occupant) was fatally…

## Other aircraft with N5180W

- [Cancelled 1973-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5180W-1973-06-25): Piper PA-28-160, S/N 28-215. Owner: [Robert Martin Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERT%20MARTIN%20CO), [Davenport, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Davenport)

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