Single-engine turboprop

N6176L

1996 Air Tractor AT-502A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1996
Serial
502A-0352
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Trinkle Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Kingsburg, CA
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Registration record

N6176L on the FAA register

Type
1996 Air Tractor AT-502A
Serial
502A-0352
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Trinkle Aviation LLC
Kingsburg, CA
Certificate issued
2023-01-27
Airworthiness date
1996-03-05
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A80BF4
Mode S (octal)
52005764
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N6176L.
  • 2007-06-30
    Accident at Chowchilla, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1996-03-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N6176L

N6176L is a 1996 Air Tractor AT-502A, serial number 502A-0352. The FAA register lists Trinkle Aviation LLC as the registrant in Kingsburg, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 27, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 March 5, 1996.

N6176L 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

2007-06-30 Accident · Chowchilla, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA07LA204
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-502A
Probable cause: The loss of engine power as the result of the fatigue fracture and separation of two compressor turbine blades, which induced a catastrophic failure of the compressor turbine section.
1972-06-08 Accident · Newark,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0703
Reported aircraft: Amer Avco AA-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N6176L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FLD,ACFT RAN INTO LEVEE.

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.