# N8561S: 1978 Air Tractor AT-301, registration cancelled 2006-03-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 8, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 301-0145
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 24, 1978
- Last registry action: June 13, 2005
- Mode S code: ABC02E
- Location: [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5420° N, 95.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66079, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8561S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8561S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8561S-2006-03-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2004FA0000784](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000784), May 15, 2004: CRANKSHAFT. CRACKED. AC WAS ON FERRY FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED GETTING OIL ON WINDSHIELD. OIL BEGAN TO GET WORSE; REDUCED POWER, AC STARTED VIBRATING SEVERELY. POWER WAS REDUCED FURTHE

## 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.

- [Incident 20040515012329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040515012329I), May 15, 2004: Airtrc AT301 (N8561S), KS, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was on a ferry flight and had the engine fail. The aircraft landed in a field 5 miles south of the Kansas state line. The aircraft nosed over on…

## Other aircraft with N8561S

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8561S-undated): Cessna 182H, S/N 18256661. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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