Single-engine turboprop

N50877

1997 Air Tractor AT-502B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1997
Serial
502B-0472
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Arrow Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Broken Bow, NE
Registration record

N50877 on the FAA register

Type
1997 Air Tractor AT-502B
Serial
502B-0472
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Arrow Aviation Inc
Broken Bow, NE
Certificate issued
2021-08-07
Airworthiness date
1997-11-07
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A65B15
Mode S (octal)
51455425
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N50877 to the current registrant.
  • 2007-08-01
    Accident at Hampton, IA; damage: substantial.
  • 1997-11-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1993-07-19
    N50877 previously assigned to a Cessna 150J (s/n 15069616); cancelled.
Overview

About N50877

N50877 is a 1997 Air Tractor AT-502B, serial number 502B-0472. The FAA register lists Arrow Aviation Inc as the registrant in Broken Bow, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 7, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

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 November 7, 1997.

N50877 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

2007-08-01 Accident · Hampton, IA Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI07LA246
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-502B
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was a ditch.
1991-11-16 Accident · Poestenskill, NY Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC92LA032
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N50877 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURATOR HEAT, RESULTING IN CARBURATOR ICE AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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.