# N8517M: 2004 Air Tractor AT-602, registration cancelled 2018-01-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 10, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-602](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (registry code 0390309)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (registry code 52150)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 602-1126
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: December 2, 2004
- Certificate issued: August 26, 2009
- Last registry action: January 12, 2012
- Mode S code: ABAE68
- Owner when cancelled: [South Delta Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20DELTA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [West Helena, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/West%20Helena)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5511° N, 90.6792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72390, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8517M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8517M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517M-2018-01-10

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-602: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602.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 DFW08CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA104), Apr 20, 2008: Air Tractor AT-602 (N8517M), Paragould, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from electrical wires while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident were binding of the elevator control, inadvertent stall and 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 20080420831819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080420831819A), Apr 20, 2008: Airtrc AT602 (N8517M), Paragould, AR, Destroyed. (-23) On 04/20/2008 at approximately 6:30 pm, airplane N8517M, an air tractor model 602, serial number 602-1126, operated by the pilot [privacy data omitted],…

## Other aircraft with N8517M

- [Cancelled 1990-03-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517M-1990-03-28): Stencel Fred B SCORPION 145, S/N 437KO. Triennial form not returned

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