Single-engine turboprop

N8521W

2004 Air Tractor AT-802A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
802A-0167
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
A & M Flying Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Carlisle, AR
Registration record

N8521W on the FAA register

Type
2004 Air Tractor AT-802A
Serial
802A-0167
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
A & M Flying Service Inc
Carlisle, AR
Certificate issued
2004-05-26
Airworthiness date
2004-02-13
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
ABB156
Mode S (octal)
52730526
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-05-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N8521W to the current registrant.
  • 2004-02-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1992-09-26
    N8521W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 235 (s/n 2810022); cancelled.
Overview

About N8521W

N8521W is a 2004 Air Tractor AT-802A, serial number 802A-0167. The FAA register lists A & M Flying Service Inc as the registrant in Carlisle, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 26, 2004 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated February 13, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8521W. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-02-14 Accident · Tappahannock, VA Damage: Substantial NTSB · BFO90LA026
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-235 — a different aircraft that carried the N8521W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF FIXED BASE OPERATOR (FBO) PERSONNEL TO ASSURE THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FREE OF WATER, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO INSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY PREFLIGHTED. SOFT/MARSHY TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
1965-01-21 Accident · Webb City Mo, 25 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1087
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N8521W 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.