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  • AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502

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AttributeAIR TRACTOR INC AT-502
What it is
Seats1
Landing geartaildragger
Engines1
EnginePratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AG
Horsepower680 hp
FuelJetA
Certification basisFAR23
Production start1987
Production endcurrent
Endorsements requiredhigh-performance;tailwheel
Performance
Cruise speed135 KTAS
Range400 nm
Service ceiling—
Climb rate—
Stall speed (Vso)60 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats1
Useful load4,100 lb
Full-fuel payload2,988 lb
Max takeoff weight8,000 lb
Empty weight3,900 lb
Usable fuel166 gal
Fuel burn at cruise45 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$350,000
Price, high$1,200,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO3,600 h
Overhaul cost, low$320,000
Overhaul cost, high$480,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time176
Active fleet78
Median year built1991.0
NTSB events, last 10 years27
Fatal events, last 10 years6
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years1346.15 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active20 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months26
Transfers per 100 active333.33 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives15
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, turbo-prop, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record46.1 of 10
Severity56 of 10
Access68 of 10
Support75.2 of 10
Liquidity88.9 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)934.2 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 78 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 78 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 78 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 0 · 10 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 25.53.
  6. Access: class median 6,509.
  7. Support: class median 96.
  8. Liquidity: class median 23.47.
  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.
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