Single-engine turboprop

N45472

1991 Air Tractor AT-402A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1991
Serial
402A-0794
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rtc Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Munday, TX
Registration record

N45472 on the FAA register

Type
1991 Air Tractor AT-402A
Serial
402A-0794
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Rtc Aviation LLC
Munday, TX
Certificate issued
2025-08-28
Airworthiness date
2023-04-12
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A58460
Mode S (octal)
51302140
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).
  • 2025-08-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N45472 to the current registrant.
  • 2024-10-01
    Accident at Moffett, OK; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1991
    Manufactured (1991).
  • 1970-06-23
    N45472 previously assigned to a Silvaire Luscombe 8A (s/n 1999); cancelled.
Overview

About N45472

N45472 is a 1991 Air Tractor AT-402A, serial number 402A-0794. The FAA register lists Rtc Aviation LLC as the registrant in Munday, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 28, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

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 April 12, 2023.

N45472 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

2024-10-01 Accident · Moffett, OK Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN25LA002
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-402A
Probable cause: The tail wheel assembly s fractured bolt which resulted in the pilot s loss of directional control during landing.
NTSB report ↗
1968-04-13 Accident · Troy,Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0937
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8A — a different aircraft that carried the N45472 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OW.ELBOW AND GASKET BURNED.EXH STACKS RUST PITTED.

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.