Aircraft record

N290LA2018 Air Tractor INC AT-502A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jun 2023)8 ADs may apply

Registration: Valid; expires Jun 30, 2029
Based in: Wall, SD; owner city / state
Engine: PT6A-140AG · 867 hp; P&W Canada
Owners: 1; since 2022
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2023
ADs may apply: 8; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Registered owner: Ascend Ag INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Wall, SD
Certificate issued: Jun 4, 2022
Expires: Jun 30, 2029
Airworthiness: Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control, Forest
Airworthiness date: Mar 16, 2018

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Air Tractor INC
Model: AT-502A
Year: 2018
Serial number: 502A-3137
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet: A17SW
Mode S code: A2F675

Engine

Make and model: P&W Canada Pt6a-140ag
Type: Turbo-prop
Power: 867 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2022 – nowAscend Ag INCWall, SD · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jun 18, 2023 · Sturgis, SD

The pilot’s improper timing to initiate beta mode with the propeller and his failure to maintain directional during the full load landing that resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent experience with performing a full load landing and the high-density altitude that likely affected aircraft performance during the landing.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: CEN23LA244

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN23LA244)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (8)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2021-05-14	Air Tractor, Inc., Airplanes	Apr 29, 2021	Airframe (AT-502A)
2009-11-05	Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-400, AT-400A, AT-402, AT-402A, AT-402B, AT-502, AT-502A…	Jun 1, 2009	Airframe (AT-502A)Certain serial numbers: AT-400 -0001–-1175; AT-400A -0001–-1175; AT-402 -0001–-1175; AT-402A -0001–-1175; AT-402B -0001–-1175; AT-502 -0001–-2597; …
2006-23-14	Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-502, AT-502A, AT-502B, AT-602, AT-802, and AT-802A Airplanes	Dec 21, 2006	Airframe (AT-502A)Certain serial numbers: AT-502 502/502B-0003–502/502B-2600; AT-502B 502/502B-0003–502/502B-2600; AT-502A 502A-0003–502A-2582; AT-602 602-0337–602-1138; AT-802 802/802A-0001–802/802A-0215; AT-802A 802/802A-0001–802/802A-0215
2002-26-05	Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-502, AT-502A, AT-502B, and AT-503A Airplanes	Jan 15, 2003	Airframe (AT-502A)Certain serial numbers: AT-502 0003–0236; AT-502A 0158–on; AT-502B 0187–on; AT-503A 0067–on. Only with: Safe life of the wing lower spar cap; separate safe-life calculation for airplanes with Marburger Enterprises, Inc. winglets installed per STC SA00490LA.
2002-25-09	Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-250, AT-300, AT-301, AT-302, AT-400, AT-400A, AT-401…	Feb 10, 2003	Airframe (AT-502A)Certain serial numbers: AT-250 …–0829; AT-300 …–0829; AT-301 …–0829; AT-302 …–0829; AT-400 …–0829; AT-400A …–0829; …

Show all 8 ADs

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2002-23-13	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A Series Turboprop Engines	Dec 31, 2002	Engine (PT6A-140AG)Only with: Engines with turbine exhaust ducts P/N 3012290, 3031988, 3032117, 3035784, 3035786, 3105890-01, 3112167-01, or 3111780-01 installed.
2000-14-51	Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-501, AT-502, and AT-502A Airplanes	Aug 4, 2000	Airframe (AT-502A)Certain serial numbers: AT-501 501-002–501-0060; AT-502 502-003–502-0061. Only with: AT-501 only if converted to turboprop power; AT-502 excludes those upgraded to 8,000-pound gross weight configuration via Snow Engineering Co. Service Letter #80J; AT-502A all serial numbers.
98-25-01	Air Tractor, Inc. AT-300, AT-400, and AT-500 Series Airplanes	Jan 19, 1999	Airframe (AT-502A)Certain serial numbers: AT-300, AT-301, AT-302, AT-400, AT-400A, AT-401, AT-401A, AT-401B, AT-402, AT-402A, AT-402B 300-0001–401B-1063; AT-501, AT-502, AT-502A, AT-502B, AT-503A 502-0001–502B-0500. Only with: Airplanes that do not have P/N 70975-1 flap actuator overtravel stop installed per Snow Engineering Co. Service Letter #165, dated May 15, 1998.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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