Single-engine piston

N3165C

1984 Air Tractor AT-301

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1984
Serial
301-0545
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lamoni, IA
Registration record

N3165C on the FAA register

Type
1984 Air Tractor AT-301
Serial
301-0545
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lamoni, IA
Certificate issued
2024-05-09
Airworthiness date
1984-03-14
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A36025
Mode S (octal)
50660045
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-27
    Accident at Andover, MO; damage: substantial.
  • 2024-05-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N3165C.
  • 1984-03-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N3165C

N3165C is a 1984 Air Tractor AT-301, serial number 301-0545. It is registered to an individual in Lamoni, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 9, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated March 14, 1984.

N3165C has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-06-27 Accident · Andover, MO Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN24LA241
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-301
Probable cause: The pilot s inability to maintain altitude and airspeed during cruise flight likely due to a decrease in engine performance associated with the unauthorized use of automobile fuel, which led to an inflight collision with a tree and hard landing.
NTSB report ↗

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.