The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · turboprop · data as of October 5, 2026

Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20

23 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 engine, rated at about 550 horsepower. The Beechcraft 65 is the model most often fitted with it (12 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1966 and 2008.

The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 (2 codes). FAA spellings: PT6A-20 · PT6A-20.

Fitted to model families

Beechcraft 6512Beechcraft C90 King Air C903Dehavilland DHC-62Air Tractor Inc AT-4001Air Tractor Inc AT-4021Beechcraft 99 Airliner1Bradley James E SAL 2/3 P-511Burr J G/Burr C EXPRESS 2000 RG1Orchard Richard W MURPHY MOOSE SR35001

Beechcraft 65 · Beechcraft C90 King Air C90 · Dehavilland DHC-6 · Air Tractor Inc AT-400 · Air Tractor Inc AT-402 · Beechcraft 99 Airliner · Bradley James E SAL 2/3 P-51 · Burr J G/Burr C EXPRESS 2000 RG · Orchard Richard W MURPHY MOOSE SR3500

Where they are owner's state

Virginia10Texas3Wyoming2Washington1Utah1Pennsylvania1Montana1Minnesota1Louisiana1Delaware1

Kind of aircraft

Turboprops23 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

036101313196041970119801199032000

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E4EA, held by Pratt & Whitney Canada CORP.). The FAA has issued 10 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 10 airworthiness directives · newest first

2014-08-052014-11-05 · Reinforcement liner to the power turbine (PT) containment ring and, for certain PT containment rings,... · engine
2002-12-312002-23-13 · Turbine Exhaust Ducts · engine
1997-03-1497-04-12 · Compressor Bleed-off Valve · engine
1992-08-1792-15-11 · Compressor Delivery Air Line (P3) Filter Assembly · engine
1980-04-1880-08-12 · Fuel Pump Drive Coupling Splines · engine
1980-02-0880-04-02 · Push-Pull Control Terminal · engine

All orders naming the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20

Certificates and bulletins

E4EAType certificate held by Pratt & Whitney Canada CORP. · 54 models listed · revised June 16, 2021

Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders

2011-11-01NE-12-04 · Turbine/ Turboprop Engine: Reduction Gearbox

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-20.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 23

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N6013G Air Tractor Inc
AT-402A
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Earth Flying Service LLC
Blue Earth, Minnesota
Restricted 2026-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N808PC Dehavilland
DHC-6-100
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2026-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73127 Air Tractor Inc
AT-400A
Fixed-wing, single engine Georges Aircraft Repair
Vernon, Texas
Restricted 2025-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999DZ Beech
99
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Alpine Aviation INC
Provo, Utah
Standard 2023-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N908K Beech
C90
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62LH Dehavilland
DHC-6 TWIN OTTER
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kavalair LLC Series F
Marion, Montana
Standard 2022-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18MY Beech
C90
Fixed-wing, multi-engine World Aircraft Leasing INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N977AA Beech
C90
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Guardian Flight Holdings INC
Fairbanks, Alaska
Standard 2019-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N836PD Bradley James E
SAL 2/3 P-51
Fixed-wing, single engine Mid Atlantic Air Museum
Reading, Pennsylvania
Experimental 2019-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75G Beech
65-A90-1 (U-21A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dynamic Avlease INC
Bridgewater, Virginia
Restricted 2018-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N990JM Beech
65-A90-1
Fixed-wing, multi-engine County of Galveston
Dickinson, Texas
Multiple 2018-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44508 Burr J G/Burr C
EXPRESS 2000 RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Aeromania LLC
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Experimental 2018-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24GR Orchard Richard W
MURPHY MOOSE SR3500
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2017-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N406CP Beech
65-A90-1
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Calcasieu Parish Police Jury
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Standard 2017-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62V Beech
65-A90-1
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dynamic Avlease INC
Bridgewater, Virginia
Restricted 2011-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64C Beech
65-A90-1
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dynamic Avlease INC
Bridgewater, Virginia
Restricted 2011-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7199H Beech
65-A90-4
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dynamic Avlease INC
Bridgewater, Virginia
Restricted 2011-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72L Beech
65-A90-1
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dynamic Avlease INC
Bridgewater, Virginia
Restricted 2011-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75N Beech
65-A90-1
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dynamic Avlease INC
Bridgewater, Virginia
Restricted 2011-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75V Beech
65-A90-1
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dynamic Avlease INC
Bridgewater, Virginia
Restricted 2011-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94S Beech
65-A90-1
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dynamic Avlease INC
Bridgewater, Virginia
Restricted 2011-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89F Beech
65-A90-1
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dynamic Avlease INC
Bridgewater, Virginia
Restricted 2011-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41J Beech
65-A90-1
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dynamic Avlease INC
Bridgewater, Virginia
Restricted 2006-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.