Single-engine turboprop

N4247U

2016 Air Tractor AT-802

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2016
Serial
802-4001
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Higgins Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Woodlands, TX
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Registration record

N4247U on the FAA register

Type
2016 Air Tractor AT-802
Serial
802-4001
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67F
Registered owner
Higgins Leasing Inc
Woodlands, TX
Certificate issued
2023-11-10
Airworthiness date
2026-03-04
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · operating kit-built
Mode S (hex)
A50DDB
Mode S (octal)
51206733
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (operating kit-built)).
  • 2023-11-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N4247U to the current registrant.
  • 2016
    Manufactured (2016).
  • 2010-10-21
    Accident at Fort Hunter Liggett, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2002-04-29
    N4247U previously assigned to a Maule MXT-7-180A (s/n 21082C); cancelled.
  • 1964-01-09
    N4247U previously assigned to a Cessna 150 (s/n 15060247); cancelled.
Overview

About N4247U

N4247U is a 2016 Air Tractor AT-802, serial number 802-4001. The FAA register lists Higgins Leasing Inc as the registrant in Woodlands, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 10, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67F engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (operating kit-built), dated March 4, 2026.

N4247U 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

2010-10-21 Accident · Fort Hunter Liggett, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR11CA023
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-802
Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged glide path, which resulted in a runway undershoot and collision with terrain during landing.
1989-04-11 Accident · Milwaukee, WI Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CHI89FA071
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S-58T — a different aircraft that carried the N4247U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DISCONNECT OF THE TAILROTOR DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING.

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.