Single-engine turboprop

N6165U

1996 Air Tractor AT-502B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
502B-0381
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tailwinds Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Morganza, LA
Registration record

N6165U on the FAA register

Type
1996 Air Tractor AT-502B
Serial
502B-0381
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Tailwinds Air Inc
Morganza, LA
Certificate issued
2019-09-09
Airworthiness date
1996-07-22
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A80822
Mode S (octal)
52004042
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-09-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N6165U to the current registrant.
  • 1996-07-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1993-03-10
    N6165U previously assigned to a Beechcraft 58 Baron (s/n TH1316); cancelled.
Overview

About N6165U

N6165U is a 1996 Air Tractor AT-502B, serial number 502B-0381. The FAA register lists Tailwinds Air Inc as the registrant in Morganza, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 2019 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 22, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6165U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-04-04 Accident · Hartford, Wis, 49 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1006
Reported aircraft: N.American P-51D — a different aircraft that carried the N6165U 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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