Single-engine piston

N3159M

1982 Air Tractor AT-301

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1982
Serial
301-0468
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Raikhlin RED A03
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Red Rdd LLC (LLC)
Based
Powell Butte, OR
Registration record

N3159M on the FAA register

Type
1982 Air Tractor AT-301
Serial
301-0468
Engines
Raikhlin RED A03
Registered owner
Red Rdd LLC
Powell Butte, OR
Certificate issued
2025-08-01
Airworthiness date
2025-09-19
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A35D03
Mode S (octal)
50656403
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2025-08-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N3159M to the current registrant.
  • 1999-06-24
    Accident at Veblen, SD; damage: substantial.
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
  • 1972-05-19
    N3159M previously assigned to a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser / Super Cub (s/n 12-2024); cancelled.
Overview

About N3159M

N3159M is a 1982 Air Tractor AT-301, serial number 301-0468. The FAA register lists Red Rdd LLC as the registrant in Powell Butte, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 1, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Raikhlin RED A03 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated September 19, 2025.

N3159M has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-06-24 Accident · Veblen, SD Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI99LA193
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-301
Probable cause: was the pilot not maintaining clearance from terrain. A factor was the pilot not performing a load jettison.

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.