Single-engine turboprop

N502NB

2012 Air Tractor AT-502B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2012
Serial
502B-2814
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Inc (Corporation)
Based
Clark, SD
Registration record

N502NB on the FAA register

Type
2012 Air Tractor AT-502B
Serial
502B-2814
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG
Registered owner
Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Inc
Clark, SD
Certificate issued
2012-04-24
Airworthiness date
2012-03-27
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A6428C
Mode S (octal)
51441214
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-19
    Accident at New Rockford, ND; damage: substantial.
  • 2012-04-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N502NB.
  • 2012-03-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N502NB

N502NB is a 2012 Air Tractor AT-502B, serial number 502B-2814. The FAA register lists Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Inc as the registrant in Clark, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 24, 2012 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated March 27, 2012.

N502NB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-09-19 Accident · New Rockford, ND Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CEN23FA412
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-502B
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain clearance from overhead power lines during an aerial application flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot s decision to fly under the power lines with a small area of clearance available for the airplane.

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

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