# N8883S: 1979 Air Tractor AT-301, registration cancelled 2021-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 2021
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 301-0226
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: October 4, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 30, 2020
- Last registry action: July 30, 2020
- Mode S code: AC3E5F
- Owner when cancelled: [Souther Field Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHER%20FIELD%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Americus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Americus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.0464° N, 84.1496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31709, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8883S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8883S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8883S-2021-02-12

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZX4337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4337), Aug 1, 1996: PROPELLER. BOLT BROKE. COUNTERWEIGHT BOLT BROKE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND NOSING OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI96LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA217), Jun 26, 1996: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8883S), Ness City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of a counterweight bolt in the propeller for reasons undetermined. Factors were the wet landing area and the encounter with unsuitable terrain during the forced landing.

## 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.

- [Accident 19960626015179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960626015179A), Jun 26, 1996: Airtrc AT301 (N8883S), Ness City, KS, Substantial damage. Engine vibrated on spray run. Elected land. Overshot open field. Into wheat. Nosed over. Prop counter weight broke.

## Other aircraft with N8883S

- [Cancelled 1965-11-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8883S-1965-11-27): Cessna 150, S/N 15062183, built 1966. Owner: [Burke Henry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURKE%20HENRY), [Newfield, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Newfield)

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