# N8578S: Air Tractor AT-301, registration cancelled 1999-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 1999
- Exported to: Colombia
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (registry code 0390103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 301-0151
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 25, 1995
- Last registry action: November 18, 1998
- Mode S code: ABC4DA
- Owner when cancelled: [Desert Air Ag Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESERT%20AIR%20AG%20INC)
- Location: [Terreton, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Terreton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.8449° N, 112.3957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83450, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8578S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8578S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8578S-1999-07-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 LAX89DVA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA10), Sep 13, 1989: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8578S), Mendota, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL BY THE PILOT WHEN HE SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BEGIN A SPRAY RUN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL WAS THE INOPERATIVE STALL WARNING SYSTEM.
- [NTSB LAX79DVA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA48), Jul 16, 1979: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8578S), Mendota, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19890913034869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890913034869A), Sep 13, 1989: Airtrc AT301 (N8578S), Mendota, CA, Substantial damage. Mushed into ground in a highway median while maneuvering for a spray run. Stall warning wires not connected.
- [Accident 19790716016439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790716016439A), Jul 16, 1979: Airtrc AT301 (N8578S), Mendota, CA, Substantial damage. Dragged wing tip in cotton field turning final for ag. Strip. Possible down draft factor, pilot error.

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