Single-engine turboprop

N8503W

Air Tractor AT-802A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
802A-0134
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Pioneer Agviation 2 LLC (LLC)
Based
Holdrege, NE
Registration record

N8503W on the FAA register

Type
Air Tractor AT-802A
Serial
802A-0134
Engines
1
Registered owner
Pioneer Agviation 2 LLC
Holdrege, NE
Certificate issued
2017-07-17
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
ABAA2E
Mode S (octal)
52725056
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-27
    Accident at Aberdeen, SD; damage: substantial.
  • 2017-07-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N8503W to the current registrant.
  • 1988-08-16
    N8503W previously assigned to a Hiller-Roberts OH23G (s/n 1484); cancelled.
Overview

About N8503W

N8503W is an Air Tractor AT-802A, serial number 802A-0134. The FAA register lists Pioneer Agviation 2 LLC as the registrant in Holdrege, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 17, 2017 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop and 2 seats.

N8503W 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

2023-07-27 Accident · Aberdeen, SD Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN23LA334
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT802
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a ground loop.
1986-06-06 Accident · Thermal, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX86LA242
Reported aircraft: Hiller UH-12E — a different aircraft that carried the N8503W registration before this airframe.
1970-09-12 Accident · Pomeroy,Wash, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3706
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N8503W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: YON.

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.