Single-engine turboprop

N4540F

1990 Air Tractor AT-402

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1990
Serial
402-0784
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Woodley Aerial Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Walnut, IL
Registration record

N4540F on the FAA register

Type
1990 Air Tractor AT-402
Serial
402-0784
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Woodley Aerial Leasing LLC
Walnut, IL
Certificate issued
2021-09-16
Airworthiness date
1990-11-06
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A58356
Mode S (octal)
51301526
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N4540F to the current registrant.
  • 2020-10-02
    Accident at Egypt, AR; damage: substantial.
  • 1990-11-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N4540F

N4540F is a 1990 Air Tractor AT-402, serial number 402-0784. The FAA register lists Woodley Aerial Leasing LLC as the registrant in Walnut, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 16, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

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 November 6, 1990.

N4540F 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

2020-10-02 Accident · Egypt, AR Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN21LA005
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT402
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain clearance from a tree limb during a low-level aerial application flight.
1978-10-04 Accident · Kerrville,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2939
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N4540F 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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