# N8843S: 1979 Air Tractor AT-302, registration cancelled 2003-01-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 2, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-302](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-302) (registry code 0390104)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01517)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 302-0213
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: October 9, 1991
- Certificate issued: June 23, 2000
- Last registry action: July 27, 2000
- Mode S code: AC2F83
- Owner when cancelled: [M & J Equipment Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/M%20%26%20J%20EQUIPMENT%20CO%20LLC)
- Location: [Plaucheville, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Plaucheville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.8991° N, 91.9611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71362, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8843S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8843S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8843S-2003-01-02

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-302: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-302.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 FTW02LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA258), Sep 13, 2002: Air Tractor AT-302 (N8843S), Lacompte, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available to the pilot for the forced landing, and low altitude maneuvering.

## 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 20020913027739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020913027739A), Sep 13, 2002: Airtrc AT302 (N8843S), Lecompte, LA, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot was race tracking over a bean field 3 miles outside Lecompte, Louisiana, pilot pulled up in front of a row of trees, turned left and the engine…
- [Incident 19920724043979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920724043979I), Jul 24, 1992: Airtrc AT302 (N8843S), Mcgehee, AR. Change in engine instruments and vibration. Precautionary landing in field. Blade in first stage compressor broke.

## Other aircraft with N8843S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8843S): Boeing 737-8, S/N 67491, built 2023
- [Cancelled 1972-02-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8843S-1972-02-29): Cessna 150F, S/N 150 62143. Owner: [Palus William P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PALUS%20WILLIAM%20P), [Baldwin, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Baldwin)

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