N653LA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Air Tractor Inc AT-602 built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 1, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired".
Air Tractor Inc AT-602 cancelled March 1, 2021
- Serial number
- 602-0653
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 2002
- Last status
- Registration expired
- Certificate issued
- February 4, 2015
- Last FAA action
- January 8, 2018
- Last owner
- Central Farmers Cooperative DBA (Corporation)
Ville Platte, LA - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control; Forest
NTSB accident and incident record under N653LA
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor AT 602 · serial 602-0653
The airplane's encounter with a sunken area during takeoff from a turf runway, which resulted in the airplane becoming prematurely airborne and impacting a tree and then terrain.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor INC AT 602 · serial 602-0653
The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the engine and a test run did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
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