Single-engine turboprop

N6159F

1996 Air Tractor AT-802A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1996
Serial
802A-0029
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67AG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aero Spray Inc Dba + 1 co-owner (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Appleton, MN
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Registration record

N6159F on the FAA register

Type
1996 Air Tractor AT-802A
Serial
802A-0029
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67AG
Registered owner
Aero Spray Inc Dba + 1 co-owner
Appleton, MN
Certificate issued
2026-09-14
Airworthiness date
2005-04-27
Registration expires
2033-09-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A804EA
Mode S (octal)
52002352
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-09-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N6159F to the current registrant.
  • 2005-04-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2000-08-11
    Accident at Salmon River, ID; damage: substantial.
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
  • 1992-07-22
    N6159F previously assigned to a Cessna 210 (s/n 21059059); cancelled.
Overview

About N6159F

N6159F is a 1996 Air Tractor AT-802A, serial number 802A-0029. The FAA register lists Aero Spray Inc Dba + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Appleton, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 14, 2026 and expires on September 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67AG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated April 27, 2005.

N6159F has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-08-11 Accident · Salmon River, ID Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA00LA160
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-802F
Probable cause: Compressor turbine blade failure due to high-cycle fatigue initiating in the surface of the fir-tree root. Factors include unsuitable terrain for an emergency landing.
1991-08-09 Accident · Delavan, WI Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI91LA258
Reported aircraft: Cessna 210 — a different aircraft that carried the N6159F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: MISJUDGED FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS REFUELING NOT PERFORMED.
1976-08-19 Accident · Addison,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2342
Reported aircraft: Cessna 210H — a different aircraft that carried the N6159F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: EAM CLEANED.

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.