Single-engine turboprop

N438RJ

1996 Air Tractor AT-502A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
502A-0345
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sunflower Aero Inc (Corporation)
Based
Atwood, KS
Registration record

N438RJ on the FAA register

Type
1996 Air Tractor AT-502A
Serial
502A-0345
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45
Registered owner
Sunflower Aero Inc
Atwood, KS
Certificate issued
2021-10-14
Airworthiness date
1996-04-01
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A54256
Mode S (octal)
51241126
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N438RJ.
  • 1996-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N438RJ

N438RJ is a 1996 Air Tractor AT-502A, serial number 502A-0345. The FAA register lists Sunflower Aero Inc as the registrant in Atwood, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 14, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated April 1, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N438RJ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N438RJ.

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

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