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N5081W1996 Air Tractor INC AT-401B

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Sep 2021)4 ADs may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Jan 31, 2029
Based in
Storm Lake, IA
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2009
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2021
ADs may apply
4
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Barts Flying Service INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Storm Lake, IA
Certificate issued
Dec 16, 2009
Expires
Jan 31, 2029
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control, Forest
Airworthiness date
Oct 2, 1996

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-401B
Year
1996
Serial number
401B-1013
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
A65A38

Engine

Make and model
P&W R1340 Series
Type
Turbo-prop
Power
600 hp

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2009 – nowBarts Flying Service INCStorm Lake, IA · current
  2. 1981 – 1994Cmrc CorporationBaton Rouge, LA · different airframe: Cessna P210n S/N P21000634
  3. 1963 – 1964Scholter Aviation Co INCButler, PA · different airframe: Piper Pa-28 S/N 28-90

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Sep 1, 2021 · Storm Lake, IA

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a landing approach with a tailwind that resulted in a landing overrun and impact with terrain.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
CEN21LA393

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN21LA393)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)

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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2021-05-14Air Tractor, Inc., AirplanesApr 29, 2021Airframe (AT-401B)
2002-11-05Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-400, AT-401, AT-401B, AT-402, AT-402A, AT-402B, AT-501…Jul 12, 2002Airframe (AT-401B)Certain serial numbers: AT-400 0416–on; AT-401 0662–0951; AT-401B 0952–1014; AT-401B 1015; AT-401B 1016–1020; AT-401B 1021–1124; …. Only with: AT-802 and AT-802A airplanes equipped with factory-supplied P/N 80540 computerized fire gate are excluded; winglet usage factors apply to airplanes with Marburger Enterprises winglets per STC SA00490LA.
99-11-02Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Series Reciprocating EnginesJul 19, 1999Engine (R1340 SERIES)
98-25-01Air Tractor, Inc. AT-300, AT-400, and AT-500 Series AirplanesJan 19, 1999Airframe (AT-401B)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 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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