N8516V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Air Tractor Inc AT-502B. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 7, 2003 when the aircraft was exported to Argentina. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N8516V is reserved by Air Tractor INC since December 13, 2012. Reservation type: Reserved to manufacturer, temporary number.
Air Tractor Inc AT-502B cancelled October 7, 2003
- Serial number
- 502B-0674
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Argentina
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 7, 2003
- Last owner
- Tradelink INC (Corporation)
Roanoke, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
Rockwell International S-2R cancelled April 26, 1977
- Serial number
- 2276R
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Guatemala
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Rockwell International (Corporation)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8516V
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor AT504 · serial 504-4055
The pilot’s decision to depart with cargo outside of the designated baggage compartment, which resulted in the cargo interfering with the rudder control system.
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