Aircraft record

N9185F1993 Air Tractor INC AT-502

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jun 2025)8 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration: Valid; expires Sep 30, 2028
Based in: Grady, AR; owner city / state
Engine: PT6A SER · 750 hp; P&W
Owners: 1; since 2018
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2025
ADs may apply: 8; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 1; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Farm Brothers Flyers A LLC
Owner type: LLC
City, state: Grady, AR
Certificate issued: Sep 21, 2018
Expires: Sep 30, 2028
Airworthiness: Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date: Jan 21, 1993

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-502
Year: 1993
Serial number: 502-0206
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: ACB770

Engine

Make and model: P&W Pt6a Ser
Type: Turbo-prop
Power: 750 hp

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2018 – nowFarm Brothers Flyers A LLCGrady, AR · current
until 1989Individual ownerdifferent airframe: Piper Pa-28-161 S/N 2841166

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

Jun 6, 2025 · Grady, AR

On June 6, 2025, about 1830 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-502 airplane, N9185F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Grady, Arkansas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 agricultural application flight. The pilot was departing from a 2,300 ft long paved airstrip, oriented about 015°…

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Fatal
Report: CEN25FA197

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN25FA197)

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-502)
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-502)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-502)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-502)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-502)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
2000-14-51	Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-501, AT-502, and AT-502A Airplanes	Aug 4, 2000	Airframe (AT-502)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-502)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.
96-24-08	Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-250, AT- 300, AT-301, AT-302, AT-400, AT-400A, AT-401…	Dec 23, 1996	Airframe (AT-502)Certain serial numbers: AT-250 250-0491; AT-300 300-0001–300-0708; AT-301 301-0001–301-0708; AT-302 302-0001–302-0708; AT-400 400-0001–400-0708; AT-400A 400A-0001–400A-0708; …. Only with: Equipped with a Gerdes P/N A-850-5 or Cleveland P/N 60-9 parking brake valve.

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

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

Engine · blade · failedMay 1, 2002
DURING TAKE OFF THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. ENGINE WAS SHIPPED TO CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION. THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS IS IN THE ENGINE TURBINE SECTION: THE COMPRESSOR TURBINE DISC P/N 3013411, S/N 2P609, HAD SEVERAL BLADES (BLADES 9,11 THRU 19, 21, 44, AND 45) FRACTURED AT THERE ROOTS. UNDER UNAIDED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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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