N8517Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-31-350. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 18, 1991 when the aircraft was exported to Australia. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N8517Q is reserved by Air Tractor INC since September 17, 2003. Reservation type: Reserved to manufacturer, temporary number.
Piper PA-31-350 cancelled January 18, 1991
- Serial number
- 317305056
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- July 9, 1981
- Last FAA action
- November 2, 1989
- Last owner
- Laughlin William S JR (Co-owned)
Granada Hills, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8517Q
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor AT502 · serial 502A-3210
A loss of thrust control due to a propeller surge event, which resulted in a forced landing shortly after 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