Single-engine turboprop

N61775

1996 Air Tractor AT-401B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1996
Serial
401B-1009
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cruce Aviation LLC-Series Leasing (LLC)
Based
Marquette Heights, IL
Registration record

N61775 on the FAA register

Type
1996 Air Tractor AT-401B
Serial
401B-1009
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Cruce Aviation LLC-Series Leasing
Marquette Heights, IL
Certificate issued
2019-03-04
Airworthiness date
1996-08-13
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A80C2A
Mode S (octal)
52006052
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-03-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N61775 to the current registrant.
  • 1999-07-31
    Accident at Edelstein, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 1996-08-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N61775

N61775 is a 1996 Air Tractor AT-401B, serial number 401B-1009. The FAA register lists Cruce Aviation LLC-Series Leasing as the registrant in Marquette Heights, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 4, 2019 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated August 13, 1996.

N61775 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

1999-07-31 Accident · Edelstein, IL Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CHI99LA268
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-401B
Probable cause: an inadequate fuel supply which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the low altitude at which the power loss occurred and the corn crop the airplane contacted.
1982-08-13 Accident · Strongville, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI82DA306
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N61775 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.