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N8538S

Cancelled 2013
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Deregistered aircraft · 1978 Air Tractor AT-301 · Pratt & Whitney R1340 series

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Cancelled
July 29, 2013
Status when cancelled
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number
301-0138
Year built
1978
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Restricted, agriculture and pest control
Airworthiness date
June 12, 1978
Certificate issued
August 7, 1978
Last registry action
February 1, 1992
Mode S code
ABB5FE
Owner when cancelled
Valley Sprayer & Duster Service Inc
Location
Sun City, AZ
Owner type
Corporation
Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301TCDS A9SW · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N8538S and the event date: after October 15, 1965, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX82FUJ42Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportYuma, AZThe pilot had completed his last load of the day and was en route back to the airport. According to witnesses, the aircraft entered a nose high attitude, then the nose dropped and the plane entered a spin. It struck the ground before recovering from the spin.…Jul 16, 1982 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 2

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N8538S and the event date: after October 15, 1965, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19820716029549ANormal Cruise · Yuma, AZAircraft returning to base nosed up, stalled and spun in. Possible pilot incapacitation. Had been spraying all nightJul 16, 1982 · DestroyedIncident 19820409032199ILow Level Operations · Yuma, AZEngine lost power, flame appeared from crack in top of #1 cylinder from spark plug to spark plug.Apr 9, 1982

Other aircraft with N8538S · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N8538S now.

1965Cessna 182H · S/N 18256638Cancelled Oct 15, 1965 · Exported to Australia · Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, KS