# N8518Y: 2004 Air Tractor AT-602, registration cancelled 2011-11-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 1, 2011
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-602](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (registry code 0390309)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 602-0689
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: April 30, 2004
- Certificate issued: July 6, 2004
- Last registry action: July 17, 2007
- Mode S code: ABAE96
- Owner when cancelled: [Top Hat Aerial Applicators Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOP%20HAT%20AERIAL%20APPLICATORS%20INC)
- Location: [Benkelman, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Benkelman)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1416° N, 101.5403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 69021, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8518Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8518Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8518Y-2011-11-01

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 WPR11LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA388), Aug 17, 2011: Air Tractor AT-602 (N8518Y), Pine Bluffs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an aerial application flight.

## 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 20110817016509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110817016509A), Aug 17, 2011: Air Tractor Inc AT-602 (N8518Y), Egbert, WY, Substantial damage. On August 17th, 2011 at approximately 14:45 MDT, N8518Y an Air tractor model AT-601 aircraft sustained substantial damage after impacting the ground 30 miles…

## Other aircraft with N8518Y

- [Cancelled 1968-02-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8518Y-1968-02-29): Piper PA-30, S/N 30-1678, built 1967. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Moody Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20WALTER), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8518Y-undated): Bonfe George F QUICKIE, S/N 0202. Triennial form not returned

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