# N7318K: 1987 Air Tractor AT-502, registration cancelled 2017-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-502](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (registry code 0390303)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SW), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 502-0008
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: December 22, 1987
- Certificate issued: October 23, 1997
- Last registry action: October 13, 2005
- Mode S code: A9D23C
- Owner when cancelled: [Lti Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LTI%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [West Palm Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/West%20Palm%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.7577° N, 80.0912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33407, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7318K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7318K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7318K-2017-07-20

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 (2)

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 MIA03LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA088), Apr 8, 2003: Air Tractor 502 (N7318K), Belle Glade, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to use on-board communication radios to advise takeoff and landing intentions, the reduction of visibility of the pilot-in-command of N6037H due to sun glare during…
- [NTSB MIA98LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA175), Jun 2, 1998: Air Tractor AT-502 (N7318K), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while taxiing for takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20010626037959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010626037959I), Jun 26, 2001: Airtrc AT502 (N7318K), Clewiston, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On 06/26/01 about 1000 EDT, during takeoff roll, aircraft left wheel hit a soft sand spot and it pulled the aircraft off dirt runway. As a result, the…
- [Accident 19980602024209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980602024209A), Jun 2, 1998: Airtrc AT502 (N7318K), Clewiston, FL, Substantial damage. Taxied too close to edge of culvert. Dirt collapsed and aircraft slid into ditch. Taking off from road.

## Other aircraft with N7318K

- [Cancelled 1971-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7318K-1971-01-04): Piper PA-20, S/N 20-227. Owner: [Staheli Elden](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STAHELI%20ELDEN), [Kotzebue, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kotzebue)

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