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PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12

32 registered · 1994–2003 · 0 NTSB events · 48 ADs

About this data

Fixed Wing Single Engine · P&W CANADA PT6A-67B · as of Sep 21, 2026

Resources Manufacturer · Pilatus Aircraft ↗ Engine · Pratt & Whitney Canada ↗ TCDS A78EU ↗

Distribution · currently registered

By state (top 10)

  • TX 18.8% 6
  • FL 9.4% 3
  • DE 9.4% 3
  • UT 6.3% 2
  • CA 6.3% 2
  • VA 6.3% 2
  • OH 6.3% 2
  • CO 3.1% 1
  • SC 3.1% 1
  • NY 3.1% 1

+9 more states

By decade of manufacture

  • 1990s 81.3% 26
  • 2000s 6.3% 2
  • Unknown 12.5% 4

NTSB records

No NTSB-recorded events match PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12 in the indexed corpus.

NASA ASRS reports · 11

De-identified, pilot-written, voluntary and not investigated — the reporter's perspective; cannot infer prevalence.

Airworthiness directives

48 directive(s) on file. Showing the most recent 25 · 23 more in the Federal Register.

  • Apr 24, 2026

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12/47G airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report that a brake shuttle valve (BSV) on a production airplane shuttled and isolated the brake line to the left- hand (LH) brake, which resulted in brake lockup. Thi…

  • Mar 19, 2026

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12/47E airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of the stall warning protection system (SWPS) engaging when not appropriate. This proposed AD would require updating operational software and incorporatin…

  • Jan 21, 2026

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report that the emergency exit door could not be opened from inside an airplane. This proposed AD would require a visual inspection of the passenger service…

  • Jan 21, 2026

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12/47E airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report that, during an engine start on the ground, the airplane battery voltage dropped to a value that resulted in an avionic system shutdown. This pro…

  • Apr 29, 2024

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-12- 17, which applied to Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12, PC- 12/45, PC-12/47, and PC-12/47E airplanes. AD 2023-12-17 required revising the airworthiness limitation section (ALS) of the existing aircraft maintenance manual (AMM) or Instructions for C…

  • Feb 2, 2024

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-12-17, which applies to Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC- 12, PC-12/45, PC-12/47, and PC-12/47E airplanes. AD 2023-12-17 requires revising the airworthiness limitation section (ALS) of the existing aircraft maintenance manual (AMM) or Instructions…

  • Jul 3, 2023

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-19-03 which applied to Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12, PC-12/45, PC-12/47, and PC-12/47E airplanes. AD 2022-19-03 required incorporating new revisions to the airworthiness limitation section (ALS) of the existing airplane maintenance manual (AMM) or…

  • May 31, 2023

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12, PC-12/45, PC-12/ 47, and PC-12/47E airplanes. This AD is prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an un…

  • Apr 14, 2023

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12/47E airplanes. This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation p…

  • Apr 11, 2023

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-19-03, which applies to all Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12, PC-12/45, PC-12/47, and PC-12/47E airplanes. AD 2022-19-03 requires incorporating new revisions to the airworthiness limitation section (ALS) of the existing airplane maintenance man…

  • Feb 27, 2023

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12, PC-12/45, PC- 12/47, and PC-12/47E airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify a…

  • Nov 7, 2022

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12/47E airplanes. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on a…

  • Sep 22, 2022

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2016-26- 08, which applied to all Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-12, PC-12/45, PC-12/47, and PC-12/47E airplanes. AD 2016-26-08 required incorporating revisions into the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of the maintenance program and inspecting the main landin…

  • May 20, 2022

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12/47E airplanes. This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation p…

  • Apr 4, 2022

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12/47E airplanes. This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation p…

  • Mar 14, 2022

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2016-26-08, which applies to all Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-12, PC- 12/45, PC-12/47, and PC-12/47E airplanes. AD 2016-26-08 requires incorporating revisions into the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of the maintenance program and inspecting the main…

  • Feb 10, 2022

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12/47E airplanes. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on a…

  • Dec 9, 2021

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12/45, PC-12/47, and PC-12/47E airplanes with Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA00634DE installed. This AD was prompted by a report of strake attachment brackets and the fuselage frame failing at the upper most brac…

  • Nov 12, 2021

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12/47E airplanes. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on a…

  • Jul 22, 2021

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Models PC-12/45, PC-12/47, and PC- 12/47E airplanes with Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA00634DE installed. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of strake attachment brackets and the fuselage frame failing at th…

  • Feb 23, 2021

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-12/47E airplanes. This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product.…

  • Nov 2, 2020

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-12/47E airplanes. This AD was results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI…

  • Nov 2, 2020

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12, PC-12/45, PC-12/47, and PC-12/47E airplanes. This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an…

  • Sep 16, 2020

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Limited Airplanes

    The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Pilatus Aircraft Limited Model PC-12/47E airplanes. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation prod…

  • Aug 6, 2020

    Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes

    The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Model PC-12/47E airplanes. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product…

Type certificate data sheets · 1 match in the FAA catalog

  • A78EU Pilatus Aircraft Limited Historical Rev 11 · 12/23/2005

    Models: PC-12, PC-12/47E, PC-12/45, PC-12/47 + 1 more

Supplemental type certificates · 435 on file

+ 405 more STCs on file

PMA replacement parts · 60+ on file

+ 20 more PMA parts on file

Registered N-numbers · 32

32 of 32 ● NTSB events on file · orange tails have Atlas pages · Look up queries the live FAA registry (owner, address, last airworthiness)
N-number St Year NTSB FAA
N116SK CO 1995 · Look up ↗
N124UV TX — · Look up ↗
N12FA TX 1995 · Look up ↗
N153PB SC 1996 · Look up ↗
N156SB NY — · Look up ↗
N162PB FL 1996 · Look up ↗
N1TC NV 1995 · Look up ↗
N208CG ID 1995 · Look up ↗
N217EB AK 1996 · Look up ↗
N222CM TX 1995 · Look up ↗
N228JD UT 1998 · Look up ↗
N263RS DE 1995 · Look up ↗
N312BC DE 1994 · Look up ↗
N312PC CA 1996 · Look up ↗
N409LT UT — · Look up ↗
N423MG FL 1996 · Look up ↗
N444CM FL 1996 · Look up ↗
N462PC TX 2002 · Look up ↗
N55BK VA 1996 · Look up ↗
N55WP IL 1995 · Look up ↗
N610GH PA 2003 · Look up ↗
N623AC CA — · Look up ↗
N79CS IA 1995 · Look up ↗
N802HS VA 1995 · Look up ↗
N812PA OH 1994 · Look up ↗
N814PA OH 1994 · Look up ↗
N900HS DE 1996 · Look up ↗
N903SM TX 1995 · Look up ↗
N911VM TX 1996 · Look up ↗
N913NM NM 1997 · Look up ↗
N946JJ MI 1995 · Look up ↗
N9792 IN 1994 · Look up ↗

Source — FAA Aircraft Registry

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