Single-engine turboprop

N6017E

1994 Air Tractor AT-502B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1994
Serial
502B-0260
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Georges Aerial Spraying Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Sutton, NE
Registration record

N6017E on the FAA register

Type
1994 Air Tractor AT-502B
Serial
502B-0260
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Georges Aerial Spraying Service Inc
Sutton, NE
Certificate issued
2018-04-11
Airworthiness date
1994-08-30
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A7CE48
Mode S (octal)
51747110
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).
  • 2018-04-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N6017E to the current registrant.
  • 2013-06-23
    Accident at Campbell, NE; damage: substantial.
  • 1994-08-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1991-09-25
    N6017E previously assigned to a Beechcraft C23 Sundowner / Sundowner C23 / Sundowner C-23 (s/n M2142); cancelled.
  • 1961-05-17
    N6017E previously assigned to a Beechcraft K35 Bonanza (s/n D-5959); cancelled.
Overview

About N6017E

N6017E is a 1994 Air Tractor AT-502B, serial number 502B-0260. The FAA register lists Georges Aerial Spraying Service Inc as the registrant in Sutton, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 11, 2018 and expires on April 30, 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 August 30, 1994.

N6017E 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

2013-06-23 Accident · Campbell, NE Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN13LA371
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-502B
Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue with the takeoff roll despite the airplane's difficulty becoming airborne The high-density altitude likely contributed to the airplane's reduced performance.
1991-05-19 Accident · Cibola, AZ Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · LAX91FA219
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C23 — a different aircraft that carried the N6017E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND GROUND VEHICLE DURING A LOW PASS RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE, LOSS OF CONTROL, AND IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY OF MAKING A LOW PASS OVER A GROUND VEHICLE.

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.