N1539U — 1992 Air Tractor Inc AT-401

Aircraft record

Serial number

401-0863

Manufacturer

Air Tractor Inc

Model

AT-401

Year

1992

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

P&w R1340 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N1539U →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN15LA345Aug 5, 2015Nekoosa, WINo injuries

   The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in his attempt to take off for the agricultural application flight with the airplane over its maximum gross weight in high-density altitude conditions and led to the airplane’s degraded climb performance and subsequent impact with terrain.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1992 Air Tractor Inc AT-401).

1. May 8, 2021deregistered — Kafer-stone Applicator Service Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N1539U was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1992 Air Tractor Inc AT-401 above.

• until May 20, 1988Cessna TU206F (s/n U20602247)

Frequently asked

Has N1539U been in an accident?

Yes. N1539U appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2015.

What kind of aircraft is N1539U?

N1539U is a 1992 Air Tractor Inc AT-401 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 401-0863.