Single-engine turboprop

N6170X

1996 Air Tractor AT-502B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
502B-0372
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
West Hills Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Huron, CA
Registration record

N6170X on the FAA register

Type
1996 Air Tractor AT-502B
Serial
502B-0372
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
West Hills Aviation Inc
Huron, CA
Certificate issued
2025-04-07
Airworthiness date
1996-05-08
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A80B2D
Mode S (octal)
52005455
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N6170X to the current registrant.
  • 1996-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1971-03-03
    N6170X previously assigned to a Commander 500A (s/n 500A-1032-42); cancelled.
Overview

About N6170X

N6170X is a 1996 Air Tractor AT-502B, serial number 502B-0372. The FAA register lists West Hills Aviation Inc as the registrant in Huron, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 7, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

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 May 8, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6170X. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-12-16 Accident · Mcalpin,Fla, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2579
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr 500-A — a different aircraft that carried the N6170X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: GS AND TAIL SEPARATED.
1969-11-01 Accident · Tallahassee,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4582
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr 500-A — a different aircraft that carried the N6170X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: YD FLUID LOST. NO BRAKES OR NOSEWHEEL STEERING.

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.