N8510M — 2003 Air Tractor Inc AT-802A

Aircraft record

Serial number

802A-0151

Manufacturer

Air Tractor Inc

Model

AT-802A

Year

2003

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

P&w Pt6a Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N8510M →

Accident & incident history

1. WPR20LA246AJul 30, 2020Elgin, NVFatal · 2 fatal

   The trailing pilot’s failure to maintain separation from the lead airplane during a fire retardant deployment flight, which resulted in the trailing airplane flying through a plume of retardant and the trailing pilot’s subsequent loss of visibility that led to a collision with the lead airplane.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2003 Air Tractor Inc AT-802A).

1. Oct 20, 2022deregistered — Sarita Aerial Contractors Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N8510M was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2003 Air Tractor Inc AT-802A above.

• until Jun 10, 19751962 Beech 95-A55 (s/n TC-452)

Frequently asked

Has N8510M been in an accident?

Yes. N8510M appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2020.

What kind of aircraft is N8510M?

N8510M is a 2003 Air Tractor Inc AT-802A (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 802A-0151.

Has N8510M been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N8510M (WPR20LA246A) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.