# N8523H: 2003 Air Tractor AT-802A, registration cancelled 2011-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-802A](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (registry code 0390308)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52034)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 802A-0162
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 2003
- Certificate issued: January 30, 2007
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: ABB18F
- Owner when cancelled: [Taylor Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAYLOR%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Benton, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Fort%20Benton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.9289° N, 110.6517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59442, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8523H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8523H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8523H-2011-09-27

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-802A: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a.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 WPR11FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA221), May 9, 2011: Air Tractor AT-802A (N8523H), Miles City, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into deteriorating weather conditions in an airplane not equipped for instrument flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

## 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 20110509008289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110509008289A), May 9, 2011: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A (N8523H), Miles City, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On may 9, 2011 about 0915 local, aircraft AT-802A, N8523H, was destroyed impacting rising terrain about 11 Miles east of Miles City, Montana. The pilot and…

## Other aircraft with N8523H

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8523H): DJI AGRAS T20P, S/N 1581F574B236D00100Q6
- [Cancelled 1992-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8523H-1992-10-06): Grumman HU-16B, S/N 137904. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- [Cancelled 1973-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8523H-1973-05-24): Ryan NAVION, S/N NAV4213. Owner: [Benson Lee William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENSON%20LEE%20WILLIAM), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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