# N9017Z: 1999 Air Tractor AT-602, registration cancelled 2006-06-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 29, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-602](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (registry code 0390309)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (registry code 52118)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SW), [TCDS E26NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E26NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 602-0546
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: June 8, 1999
- Certificate issued: May 23, 2000
- Last registry action: May 16, 2006
- Mode S code: AC7648
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcadoo Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCADOO%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Crosbyton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Crosbyton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6613° N, 101.2092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79322, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9017Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9017Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9017Z-2006-06-29

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-602: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602.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 DFW05LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA126), May 19, 2005: Air Tractor AT-602 (N9017Z), Ralls, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the antenna tower. Contributing factors were the recency of the tower's construction and the lack of obstruction lights on the tower.
- [NTSB DFW05CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA098), Mar 18, 2005: Air Tractor AT-602 (N9017Z), Crosbyton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to mantain directional control during take-off. A contributing factor was the dust devil.

## 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 20050519007929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050519007929A), May 19, 2005: Airtrc AT602 (N9017Z), Ralls, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) An agricultural pilot was scheduled to complete his second loadof herbicide spray against mesquite growth and was expected back at the crosbyton airport…
- [Accident 20050318003089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050318003089A), Mar 18, 2005: Airtrc AT602 (N9017Z), Crosbyton, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 18, 2005, at approximately 1520 CST, an air tractor AT-602 aircraft, N9017Z, experienced loss of rudder control during takeoff at Crosbyton…

## Other aircraft with N9017Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9017Z): Robinson Helicopter R22, S/N 0017
- [Cancelled 1995-02-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9017Z-1995-02-24): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N F7467. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Bush Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUSH%20ROBERT%20A), [Tallahassee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tallahassee)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.
