Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
PILATUS P3
Fixed Wing Single Engine · LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
Registered
7
Year Range
1955–1959
NTSB Events
0
Airworthiness Directives
0
Aircraft Resources
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered PILATUS P3 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- WI 28.6% 2
- NC 28.6% 2
- DE 14.3% 1
- IL 14.3% 1
- KS 14.3% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1950s 71.4% 5
- Unknown 28.6% 2
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving PILATUS P3 aircraft
No NTSB-recorded events match PILATUS P3 in the indexed corpus.
02c / Academic Research
Scholarly work mentioning PILATUS P3
Papers and reports across NASA, NTSB, FAA CAMI, AOPA ASI, Embry-Riddle, arXiv, and the broader academic graph that mention this airframe. Title or keyword match — drill into each for full abstract + author list + PDF link.
Browse the full corpus — academia portal ↗
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to PILATUS P3
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
05 / Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins
Advisories applicable to PILATUS P3
3 SAIBs on file. SAIBs are FAA advisory notices — not mandatory like ADs, but worth reviewing for service bulletins and emerging issues.
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08/10/2020
SAIB CE-20-08R1
ATA 53 Fuselage - Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG P3 models -Fuselage to Horizontal Tail Fittings - Identification, Repetitive Inspections
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10/06/2016
SAIB CE-16-26
Fuselage Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG Models P3-03 and P3-05 Main Frame 3 Wing to Fuselage Attachment Bolts -Inspection
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07/21/1997
SAIB ACE-97-05
SAIB ACE-97-05 —
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for PILATUS P3
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 7 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N135PD | WI | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N816NH | NC | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N820LT | DE | 1955 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N826LT | IL | 1955 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N844LT | NC | 1958 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N847LT | KS | 1959 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N865LT | WI | 1959 | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →