N4540C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Air Tractor Inc AT-502. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 21, 2022. The last status on file was "registration pending, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N4540C is reserved by a private party since November 21, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Air Tractor Inc AT-502 cancelled November 21, 2022
- Serial number
- 502-0119
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration pending, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- March 12, 2021
- Last owner
- Registration Pending (Individual)
Manhattan, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 170B cancelled May 2, 1989
- Serial number
- 25484
- 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 N4540C
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor INC AT-502 · serial 502-0119
The pilot’s decision to takeoff from unsuitable terrain which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor AT-502 · serial 502-0119
a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
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