Single-engine turboprop

N8521Z

2004 Air Tractor AT-502B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2004
Serial
502B-0693
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Care Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Lamar, CO
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Registration record

N8521Z on the FAA register

Type
2004 Air Tractor AT-502B
Serial
502B-0693
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Air Care Leasing LLC
Lamar, CO
Certificate issued
2019-03-02
Airworthiness date
2004-06-14
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
ABB159
Mode S (octal)
52730531
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).
  • 2019-03-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N8521Z to the current registrant.
  • 2007-08-30
    Accident at Salome, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 2004-06-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1992-04-27
    N8521Z previously assigned to a Lake LA 4/200 Buccaneer (s/n 1093); cancelled.
Overview

About N8521Z

N8521Z is a 2004 Air Tractor AT-502B, serial number 502B-0693. The FAA register lists Air Care Leasing LLC as the registrant in Lamar, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 2, 2019 and expires on March 31, 2029.

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 June 14, 2004.

N8521Z 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

2007-08-30 Accident · Salome, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA07CA244
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-502B
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the tailwind condition and failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll/run, which resulted in a ground loop.
1989-04-12 Accident · Bellevue, WA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA89FA068
Reported aircraft: Lake LA-4-200-EP — a different aircraft that carried the N8521Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON AND FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN.

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.