# N5196J: 1999 Air Tractor AT-502B, registration cancelled 2004-11-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 9, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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-0555
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: February 10, 1999
- Certificate issued: November 16, 1999
- Last registry action: November 19, 2002
- Mode S code: A68611
- Owner when cancelled: [Bruton Bert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRUTON%20BERT%20L)
- Location: [Garden City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Garden%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.7693° N, 101.5064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79739, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5196J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5196J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5196J-2004-11-09

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW04CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA112), Apr 21, 2004: Air Tractor AT-502B (N5196J), San Angelo, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight performance planning, and his failure to establish a climb. Factors were the high density altitude and crosswind.

## 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 20040421018309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040421018309A), Apr 21, 2004: Airtrc AT502B (N5196J), San Angelo, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On April 21, 2004, approximately 1230 CST, N5196J, an air tractor 502B single-engine airplane, was destroyed by fire after it collided with terrain…

## Other aircraft with N5196J

- [Cancelled 2009-09-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5196J-2009-09-09): Cessna T182T, S/N T18208943. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1993-08-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5196J-1993-08-11): Bell 206B, S/N 4242. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Bell Helicoptor Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTOR%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- [Cancelled 1988-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5196J-1988-08-05): Cessna 172N, S/N 17273727. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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