# N8538S: 1978 Air Tractor AT-301, registration cancelled 2013-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (registry code 0390103)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 301-0138
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLEY%20SPRAYER%20%26%20DUSTER%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Sun City, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sun%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6155° N, 112.2831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun City, AZ, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8538S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8538S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8538S-2013-07-29

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-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301.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 LAX82FUJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ42), Jul 16, 1982: Air Tractor 301 (N8538S), Yuma, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19820716029549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820716029549A), Jul 16, 1982: Airtrc AT301 (N8538S), Yuma, AZ, Destroyed. Aircraft returning to base nosed up, stalled and spun in. Possible pilot incapacitation. Had been spraying all night
- [Incident 19820409032199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820409032199I), Apr 9, 1982: Airtrc AT301 (N8538S), Yuma, AZ. Engine lost power, flame appeared from crack in top of #1 cylinder from spark plug to spark plug.

## Other aircraft with N8538S

- [Cancelled 1965-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8538S-1965-10-15): Cessna 182H, S/N 18256638. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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