# N6174W: 1996 Air Tractor AT-502B, registration cancelled 2025-05-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 4, 2025
- 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-0351
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 20, 1996
- Certificate issued: October 2, 1996
- Last registry action: June 10, 2023
- Mode S code: A80BB8
- Owner when cancelled: [Wheeler Ridge Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHEELER%20RIDGE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6174W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6174W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6174W-2025-05-04

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 WPR23LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA217), Jun 5, 2023: Air Tractor AT-502B (N6174W), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper use of flaps during the takeoff sequence which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with trees.

## 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 20230605008999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230605008999A), Jun 5, 2023: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B (N6174W), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. On June 5, 2023, an AT-502B, Air tractor was on his 4th dispensing flight for the day. The private runway he departed from was 2500FT long. The aircraft took…

## Other aircraft with N6174W

- [Cancelled 1964-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6174W-1964-09-25): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-20191. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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