# N948BB: 1998 Air Tractor AT-502A, registration cancelled 2013-08-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Air Tractor AT-502A](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502a) (registry code 0390306)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 502A-0478
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: February 18, 1998
- Last registry action: March 15, 2005
- Mode S code: AD2AFB
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9697° N, 96.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75248, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N948BB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=948BB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N948BB-2013-08-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-502A: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502a.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 LAX03LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA180), Jun 3, 2003: Air Tractor AT-502A (N948BB), Raywood, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with a stall/mush condition in the takeoff initial climb due to his inadequate preflight/pretakeoff procedures and failure to set the wing flaps to the proper takeoff…

## 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 20030603014409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030603014409A), Jun 3, 2003: Airtrc AT502A (N948BB), Raywood, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Air tractor crashed after takeoff from a 2000 foot grass strip (runway 18). Substantial damage to aircraft and only minor injuries to pilot. The pilot…

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