Single-engine turboprop

N5048D

1998 Air Tractor AT-602

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
602-0469
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fitchs Flying Service LLC (LLC)
Based
Pearsall, TX
Registration record

N5048D on the FAA register

Type
1998 Air Tractor AT-602
Serial
602-0469
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series
Registered owner
Fitchs Flying Service LLC
Pearsall, TX
Certificate issued
2025-06-12
Airworthiness date
1998-02-11
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A64C40
Mode S (octal)
51446100
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N5048D to the current registrant.
  • 1998-02-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1995-02-09
    N5048D previously assigned to a Cessna 182A Skylane / 182 Skylane (s/n 51148); cancelled.
Overview

About N5048D

N5048D is a 1998 Air Tractor AT-602, serial number 602-0469. The FAA register lists Fitchs Flying Service LLC as the registrant in Pearsall, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 12, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated February 11, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5048D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-05-17 Accident · Mead, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA91LA107
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182A — a different aircraft that carried the N5048D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICE AND THE PILOT NOT USING THE CARBURETOR HEAR. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY EVALUATE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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

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