Single-engine turboprop

N5006B

1996 Air Tractor AT-401B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
401B-1015
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Albuquerque, NM
Registration record

N5006B on the FAA register

Type
1996 Air Tractor AT-401B
Serial
401B-1015
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2017-10-03
Airworthiness date
1997-03-19
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A63D1C
Mode S (octal)
51436434
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-10-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N5006B to the current registrant.
  • 1997-03-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
  • 1993-04-23
    N5006B previously assigned to a Sikorsky S-76B (s/n 760413); cancelled.
  • 1988-11-25
    N5006B previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 2472); cancelled.
  • 1973-06-25
    N5006B previously assigned to a Beechcraft F35 (s/n D-4293); cancelled.
Overview

About N5006B

N5006B is a 1996 Air Tractor AT-401B, serial number 401B-1015. The FAA register lists Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee as the registrant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 3, 2017 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated March 19, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5006B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-11-06 Accident · Lindon,Colo, 06 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4159
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft F35 — a different aircraft that carried the N5006B 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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