Single-engine turboprop

N581TW

2005 Air Tractor AT-502B

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2005
Serial
502B-2581
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Visser Ag Inc (Corporation)
Based
Rigby, ID
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Registration record

N581TW on the FAA register

Type
2005 Air Tractor AT-502B
Serial
502B-2581
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Visser Ag Inc
Rigby, ID
Certificate issued
2024-05-31
Airworthiness date
2005-07-01
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A77B5D
Mode S (octal)
51675535
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-20
    Accident at Arco, ID; damage: destroyed.
  • 2024-06-20
    Accident at Arco, ID; damage: substantial.
  • 2024-05-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N581TW.
  • 2005-07-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N581TW

N581TW is a 2005 Air Tractor AT-502B, serial number 502B-2581. The FAA register lists Visser Ag Inc as the registrant in Rigby, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 31, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

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 July 1, 2005.

N581TW has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-06-20 Accident · Arco, ID Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · WPR24FA201B
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-502B
2024-06-20 Accident · Arco, ID Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB (Completed) · WPR24FA201
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-502B
Probable cause: A midair collision between two airplanes during aerial application operations due to both pilots’ insufficient awareness of their proximity to each other and their failure to see and avoid each other. Contributing to the accident was the operator and both pilots’ failure to develop and follow a deconfliction and communications plan.
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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.