N8538S
N8538S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Air Tractor Inc AT-301 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 29, 2013. 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-301 cancelled July 29, 2013
- Serial number
- 301-0138
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 7, 1978
- Last FAA action
- February 1, 1992
- Last owner
- Valley Sprayer & Duster Service INC (Corporation)
Sun City, AZ - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
Cessna 182H cancelled October 15, 1965
- Serial number
- 18256638
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft Company (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8538S
LAX82FUJ42Accident on July 16, 1982 at Yuma, AZ: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor 301 · serial 301-0238
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