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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N502WQ

N502WQ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Air Tractor Inc AT-502. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 19, 2008. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Air Tractor Inc AT-502 cancelled May 19, 2008

Serial number
502-0085
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
March 23, 2005
Last FAA action
March 18, 2008
Last owner
Thiel Edward E (Individual)
Chowchilla, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N502WQ

LAX06LA255Accident on August 5, 2006 at Chowchilla, CA: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor AT-502 · serial 502-0085

The pilot's loss of control while maneuvering resulting from an incapacitating physiological event.

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