N9185F

AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502 · 1993 · Valid Registration

Registered owner: FARM BROTHERS FLYERS A LLC, AR (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
FARM BROTHERS FLYERS A LLCOperatoron 2025-06-06Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Acc · 2025-06-06 Operator named in NTSB report
AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502 Fatal injury Part 137FARM BROTHERS FLYERS A LLC Not yet finalized — may be revised.
Source: NTSB case CEN25FA197
Accident · 2002-03-05 Unresolved
Air Tractor AT-502 None injuryoperator not yet resolved
Source: NTSB case ATL02LA060

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

1 report on file, 2002-05-01.

MULTIPLE FAILURE · 2002-05-01 Unresolved
ATA 7230

Part: BLADE — FAILED (COMPRESSOR DISK) · airframe 6,220 hrs

DURING TAKE OFF THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. ENGINE WAS SHIPPED TO CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION. THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS IS IN THE ENGINE TURBINE SECTION: THE COMPRESSOR TURBINE DISC P/N 3013411, S/N 2P609, HAD SEVERAL BLADES (BLADES 9,11 THRU 19, 21, 44, AND 45) FRACTURED AT THERE ROOTS. UNDER UNAIDED VISUAL AND MACROSCOPIC INSPECTION THE ROUTE FRACTURE SURFACES DISPLAYED COURSE GRANULAR FEATURES. THE BLADE P/N (T-102401-100A) BEING PREFIXED WITH A "T" DENOTES THE BLADES TO BE NON-PWC MANUFACTURED UNITS.THESE BLADES WERE CHANGED AT LAST HSI ON 6 FEBRUARY 2002 AND HAD ONLY 28.7 HOURS TO THIS FAILURE.

Source: SDR 2002FA0000568