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AttributeAir Tractor AT-401
What it is
Seats1
Landing geartaildragger
Engines1
EnginePratt & Whitney R-1340 (radial)
Horsepower600 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisFAR23
Production start1986
Production end—
Endorsements requiredtailwheel;high-performance;complex
Performance
Cruise (75 % power)110 KTAS
Range (75 %, standard fuel, 30-min reserve)547 nm
Service ceiling—
Climb rate1,100 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)53 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats1
Useful load3,725 lb
Full-fuel payload—
Max takeoff weight7,860 lb
Empty weight4,135 lb
Usable fuel—
Fuel burn at cruise—
Cost of ownership
Price, low$81,000
Price, high$185,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO—
Overhaul cost, low—
Overhaul cost, high—
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time186
Active fleet50
Median year built1991
NTSB events, last 10 years5
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years1100 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active20 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months7
Transfers per 100 active314 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives19
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record49.7 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Severity58.5 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Access63.3 of 10
Support73.4 of 10
Liquidity82.3 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)927.2 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 50 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 50 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 50 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 36.69 · 321 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 13.04.
  6. Access: class median 1,000.
  7. Support: class median 77.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 20.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
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