Single-engine turboprop

N502SS

2023 Air Tractor AT-502A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
502A-3416
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140AG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Schneider Aerial Inc (Corporation)
Based
Rugby, ND
Registration record

N502SS on the FAA register

Type
2023 Air Tractor AT-502A
Serial
502A-3416
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140AG
Registered owner
Schneider Aerial Inc
Rugby, ND
Certificate issued
2023-05-26
Airworthiness date
2023-03-16
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A642FF
Mode S (octal)
51441377
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N502SS to the current registrant.
  • 2023-03-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2017-06-21
    N502SS previously assigned to a Cessna 182Q Skylane (s/n 18267502); cancelled.
  • 1992-02-18
    N502SS previously assigned to a Swearingen SA226TC (s/n TC224); cancelled.
Overview

About N502SS

N502SS is a 2023 Air Tractor AT-502A, serial number 502A-3416. The FAA register lists Schneider Aerial Inc as the registrant in Rugby, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 26, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140AG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated March 16, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N502SS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-01-12 Accident · Coral Springs, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA07LA036
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182Q — a different aircraft that carried the N502SS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The improper design change associated with a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), which resulted in an in-flight fire.

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.