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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N23043

N23043 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Air Tractor Inc AT-301. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 14, 2000. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Air Tractor Inc AT-301 cancelled July 14, 2000

Serial number
301-0352
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
May 19, 1981
Last FAA action
May 16, 2000
Last owner
Val Air CO INC (Corporation)
Brawley, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

Luscombe 8A cancelled September 2, 1970

Serial number
966
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 20, 1965
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Helton Homer H (Individual)
Mather A F Base, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N23043

LAX00LA087Accident on February 2, 2000 at Brawley, CA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor AT-301 · serial 301-0352

Failure of the engine due to improper installation of the intake and exhaust push rods (components were switched) by unknown maintenance personnel.

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