N7318K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Air Tractor Inc AT-502 built in 1987. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 20, 2017. 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-502 cancelled July 20, 2017
- Serial number
- 502-0008
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 1987
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 23, 1997
- Last FAA action
- October 13, 2005
- Last owner
- Lti Aviation Services INC (Corporation)
West Palm Beach, FL - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
Piper PA-20 cancelled January 4, 1971
- Serial number
- 20-227
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 29, 1961
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Staheli Elden (Individual)
Kotzebue, AK - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N7318K
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor 502 · serial 502-0008
The failure of both pilots to use on-board communication radios to advise takeoff and landing intentions, the reduction of visibility of the pilot-in-command of N6037H due to sun glare during takeoff, and the poor in-flight planning by the pilot-in-command of N7318K, for his intentional landing downwind.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor AT-502 · serial 502-0008
The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while taxiing for takeoff.
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