N503GK is a 2014 Air Tractor AT-502B. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 1 seat, powered by a P&W Canada PT6A-34AG rated at 750 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Mound City, MO. Its restricted airworthiness certificate was issued in Jan 2014. It has been registered to its current owner since May 2014. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 12 years old
- 1 of 373 Air Tractor AT-502B
2014
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On June 15, 2026, about 2015 Central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-502B airplane, N503GK, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Forbes, Missouri. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 Agricultural flight.
According to the operator, the airplane was working off a remote grass airstrip 15 miles northwest of Rosecrans Airport (KSTJ) starting at 1730. The purpose of the flight was to apply urea and ammonia sulfate to a corn field. The pilot was working 5 miles southeast of the grass airstrip. There were two company airplanes working in the area. Each airplane was equipped with a Mode C transponder and automatic dependent surveillance- broadcast (ADS-B). They maintained two-way communication between the two airplanes and the ground crew. There was no distress calls made on the radio or any indication of a mechanical problem with the accident airplane, and there were no witnesses to the accident.
The airplane wreckage was subsequently found nose down, in an area of tree-covered terrain, resulting in substantial damage to the wings, fuselage and empennage.
A detailed wreckage examination is pending.
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