# N8878S: 1979 Air Tractor AT-301, registration cancelled 2015-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 2015
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 301-0225
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: September 28, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 4, 2013
- Last registry action: March 4, 2013
- Mode S code: AC3B57
- Owner when cancelled: [B & R Aerial Crop Care Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B%20%26%20R%20AERIAL%20CROP%20CARE%20INC)
- Location: [Connell, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Connell)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.6690° N, 118.8417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99326, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8878S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8878S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8878S-2015-12-22

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

## 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 WPR15LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA023), Oct 27, 2014: Air Tractor AT 301 (N8878S), Basin City, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s and the airplane owner’s failure to inspect the engine for cracks in the cylinders as required by an airworthiness directive, which resulted in the loss of engine power during…
- [NTSB WPR10CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA332), Jul 6, 2010: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8878S), Garfield, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## 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 20141027019469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141027019469A), Oct 27, 2014: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N8878S), Connell, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot was making second run on a seeding operation and lost power at about 50 feet AGL while running his b line. Landed in a pasture and struck an irrigation…
- [Accident 20100708040249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100708040249A), Jul 8, 2010: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8878S), Garfield, WA, Substantial damage. After dropping crop dusting load the pilot was returning to airfield when aircraft ran out of gas. Pilot landed aircraft in field. The prop struck the ground…

## Other aircraft with N8878S

- [Cancelled 1985-12-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8878S-1985-12-28): Cessna 150F, S/N 15062178. Exported to Germany. 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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