N8517M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Air Tractor Inc AT-602 built in 2004. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 10, 2018. 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-602 cancelled January 10, 2018
- Serial number
- 602-1126
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 2004
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 26, 2009
- Last FAA action
- January 12, 2012
- Last owner
- South Delta Aviation INC (Corporation)
West Helena, AR - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control; Forest
Stencel Fred B SCORPION 145 cancelled March 28, 1990
- Serial number
- 437KO
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8517M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor AT-602 · serial 602-1126
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from electrical wires while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident were binding of the elevator control, inadvertent stall and trees.
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