Aircraft model
AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The AT-802A is an agricultural aeroplane and the largest single-engine aircraft of its kind: a 1,350 shp turboprop taildragger with an 800-gallon hopper between the engine and the cockpit, built to spray and spread crops and to fight fires. The A suffix denotes the single-seat version; the two-seat AT-802 is used for training and firefighting. It is a working machine bought by agricultural operators and fire contractors, and it has no civil passenger role at all.
As a purchase it is industrial equipment, priced and financed as such, and evaluated on hopper capacity, engine time and airframe hours rather than on comfort or speed. It flies most of its life heavy, low and in turbulence, with frequent high-cycle takeoffs, which is hard on the airframe and the engine, so total time and inspection history matter enormously. It operates in the restricted category at its full 16,000 lb weight, which carries specific operational and pilot-qualification requirements, and above 12,500 lb the question of a type rating or letter of authorisation arises — this needs checking against the individual aircraft's certification basis and intended operation. Insurance for agricultural work is a specialist market and requires documented ag experience.
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What it is
| Seats | 1 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | taildragger |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67F |
| Horsepower | 1,350 hp |
| Fuel | JetA |
| Certification basis | FAR23 |
| Production start | 1990 |
| Production end | current |
| Endorsements required | high-performance;tailwheel |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 190 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 800 nm |
| Service ceiling | — |
| Climb rate | — |
| Stall speed (Vso) | — |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 1 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 9,100 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 7,398 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 16,000 lb |
| Empty weight | 6,900 lb |
| Usable fuel | 254 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 82 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $650,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $1,950,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 3,500 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $520,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $780,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 698 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 576 |
| Median year built | 2017.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 38 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 12 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 65.971 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 02 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 146 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 25.353 |
| Airworthiness directives | 23 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 3 |
| Rate confidence | ok |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 576 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 576 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 576 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, turbo-prop, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | 6.1 of 101 |
| Severity | 2 of 102 |
| Access | 2 of 103 |
| Support | 10 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 7.8 of 105 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown) | 27.9 out of 506 |
- Accident record: class median 0 · 10 models in class.
- Severity: class median 25.53.
- Access: class median 6,509.
- Support: class median 78.
- Liquidity: class median 23.47.
- 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.