# N8521L: 2004 Air Tractor AT-602, registration cancelled 2011-09-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 7, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Third 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: 602-0703
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 2004
- Certificate issued: April 21, 2008
- Last registry action: April 21, 2008
- Mode S code: ABB14C
- 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/N8521L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8521L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8521L-2011-09-07

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 (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 CEN10LA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA437), Jul 25, 2010: Air Tractor AT-602 (N8521L), Yates City, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB DFW08CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA009), Oct 11, 2007: Air Tractor AT-602 (N8521L), Columbia, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. Contributing factors were the tall vegetation on the sides of the airstrip and the short and confined landing area.

## 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.

- [Accident 20100725043279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100725043279A), Jul 25, 2010: Air Tractor AT-602 (N8521L), Galesburg, IL, Destroyed. Pilot states that he had been in the Air for approximately one hour and had just finished spraying a field and his hopper was empty. He stated that he departed…
- [Accident 20071011826489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071011826489A), Oct 11, 2007: Airtrc AT602 (N8521L), Columbia, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) While engaged in agricultural spraying the pilot was attempting to land on a remote area on a dirt road 10 miles north of Columbia, LA. While landing,…

## Other aircraft with N8521L

- [Cancelled 1997-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8521L-1997-05-08): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 254938. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Webber Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEBBER%20CHARLES), [Livingston, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Livingston)

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