N581TW is a 2005 Air Tractor Inc AT-502B (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 502B-2581, registered in Rigby, ID. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until May 31, 2031; the renewal window opens on Nov 30, 2030. It is powered by a P&W PT6A SERIES rated at 500 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the restricted class (agriculture and pest control, forest), issued Jul 1, 2005. It is one of 328 AT-502B aircraft in the FAA registry, 6 of them registered in Idaho. About 57% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Jun 20, 2024.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- May 31, 2031
- Registrant type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- VISSER AG INC
- Location
- Rigby, ID
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Salt Lake City FSDO (SLC FSDO) · (801) 257-5020
- Certificate issued
- May 31, 2024
- Last FAA action
- May 31, 2024
- Mode S code (hex)
- A77B5D
- Mode S code (octal)
- 51675535
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- AIR TRACTOR INC
- Model
- AT-502B
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- A17SW (Air Tractor Inc.)
- Year manufactured
- 2005
- Serial number
- 502B-2581
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Turbo-prop
- Engine
- P&W PT6A SERIES (500 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 1
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Restricted since Jul 1, 2005
- Approved operations
- Agriculture and pest control, Forest
Public airports near Rigby
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigby Rigby, ID | U56 | 2 mi | Non-towered | 100LL |
| Rexburg-Madison County Rexburg, ID | KRXE | 12 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A |
| Idaho Falls Regional Idaho Falls, ID | KIDA | 14 mi | Towered | 100LL, A1 |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2024 | Arco, ID | Air Tractor Inc AT-502B this airframe | Destroyed | Fatal | WPR24FA201 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.