N1539U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Air Tractor Inc AT-401 built in 1992. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 8, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Air Tractor Inc AT-401 cancelled May 8, 2021
- Serial number
- 401-0863
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1992
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 14, 2010
- Last FAA action
- April 6, 2018
- Last owner
- Kafer-Stone Applicator Service INC (Corporation)
Omro, WI - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
Cessna TU206F cancelled May 20, 1988
- Serial number
- U20602247
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N1539U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor INC AT 401 · serial 401-0863
The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in his attempt to take off for the agricultural application flight with the airplane over its maximum gross weight in high-density altitude conditions and led to the airplane’s degraded climb performance and subsequent impact with terrain.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna TU206F · serial U20602247
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site