Single-engine turboprop

N6078W

1995 Air Tractor AT-402B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1995
Serial
402B-0972
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dakota Air Spray LLC (LLC)
Based
Huron, SD
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Registration record

N6078W on the FAA register

Type
1995 Air Tractor AT-402B
Serial
402B-0972
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Dakota Air Spray LLC
Huron, SD
Certificate issued
2023-11-01
Airworthiness date
1995-02-02
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A7E4C5
Mode S (octal)
51762305
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N6078W to the current registrant.
  • 2003-04-17
    Accident at Taft, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1995-02-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1991-10-10
    N6078W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 2820091); cancelled.
Overview

About N6078W

N6078W is a 1995 Air Tractor AT-402B, serial number 402B-0972. The FAA register lists Dakota Air Spray LLC as the registrant in Huron, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 1, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated February 2, 1995.

N6078W 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

2003-04-17 Accident · Taft, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW03LA133
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-402B
Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power resulting from a leaking fuel transfer tube following inadequate maintenance by unknown personnel. A contributing factor was the furrowed terrain encountered during the forced landing.
1967-10-30 Accident · Shallowater,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3886
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N6078W registration before this airframe.

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.