# N8837S: 1979 Air Tractor AT-301, registration cancelled 2018-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 2018
- 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: 301-0211
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 27, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 9, 1987
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AC2C58
- Owner when cancelled: [Dickson Shannon L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DICKSON%20SHANNON%20L)
- Location: [Plains, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Plains)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2496° N, 100.5626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67869, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8837S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8837S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8837S-2018-01-17

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 CHI96LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA258), Jul 28, 1996: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8837S), Liberal, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot did not maintain aircraft control. A factor was a low altitude flight maneuver was performed.

## 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 19960727020199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960727020199A), Jul 27, 1996: Airtrc AT301 (N8837S), Liberal, KS, Destroyed. During procedure turn to reverse spray path. Lost control. Impacted vertically. Pilot beleives entered prop wash.
- [Incident 19910801037119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910801037119I), Aug 1, 1991: Airtrc AT301 (N8837S), Plains, KS. Aircraft struck powerlines on pullup from an agrigultural spray run.

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