Single-engine turboprop

N1500E

Air Tractor AT-402

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
402-0820
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vaughans Aircraft Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Claremore, OK
Registration record

N1500E on the FAA register

Type
Air Tractor AT-402
Serial
402-0820
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Vaughans Aircraft Leasing LLC
Claremore, OK
Certificate issued
2020-11-04
Airworthiness date
1991-05-29
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A0CC8C
Mode S (octal)
50146214
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-11-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N1500E to the current registrant.
  • 2018-10-08
    Accident at Crowley, LA; damage: substantial.
  • 1991-05-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1990-05-22
    N1500E previously assigned to a Maule MX-7-180 (s/n 11049C); cancelled.
  • 1951-12-28
    N1500E previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-5063); cancelled.
Overview

About N1500E

N1500E is an Air Tractor AT-402, serial number 402-0820. The FAA register lists Vaughans Aircraft Leasing LLC as the registrant in Claremore, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 4, 2020 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated May 29, 1991.

N1500E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2018-10-08 Accident · Crowley, LA Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA19CA010
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT 402
Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in a collision with vegetation and a subsequent loss of directional control.
1982-12-10 Incident · Over Fargo, ND Damage: Minor NTSB · CHI83IA054
Reported aircraft: Learjet 35A — a different aircraft that carried the N1500E registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.