Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
385 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A engine, rated at about 850 horsepower. The Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class is the model most often fitted with it (379 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1998 and 2026.
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-42A. FAA spelling: PT6A-42A.
Fitted to model families
Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class · Cessna 208 Caravan · Laminar Research LANCAIR EVOLUTION · Beechcraft B200 King Air B200
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 69 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 39 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 69 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
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
- Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class 379 with this engine series
- Cessna 208 Caravan 4 with this engine series
- Beechcraft B200 King Air B200 1 with this engine series
- Florida 44 of these aircraft
- Texas 42 of these aircraft
- California 33 of these aircraft
- Delaware 24 of these aircraft
- Utah 17 of these aircraft
- Valiair Lc Trustee 5 of these aircraft
- Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee 5 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 3 of these aircraft
- Sky West Aviation INC Trustee 3 of these aircraft
- Piper Aircraft INC 3 of these aircraft
- Failure reports on the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A 69 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 385
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N26EM | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kp Interests LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2026-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N500VX | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76KJ | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | A&D Terminal Management LLC Towaco, New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N684KM | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2026-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25WR | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tl Lobo Group LLC Rockwall, Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1032G | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Osgood Air LLC Hays, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600ET | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | J and J Aviation LLC Souderton, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N601RH | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N601Rh LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N270PS | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stevens Air LLC Prosper, Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N827BP | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2026-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N827CM | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Patibrent Holdings LLC Bristol, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N889MA | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Freedom Fund US LLC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2026-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N146PM | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2026-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N291ST | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Al-Secky LLC New York, New York |
Standard | 2026-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N373LD | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vibe Air LLC Adelphia, New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N265C | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Yankee Tango Mike LLC Dublin, Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2924R | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | St Flight Ops LLC Camarillo, California |
Standard | 2026-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600DT | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jw Leasing LLC Fargo, North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555GP | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Intentions LLC Lobelville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N700BG | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Suisse Management LLC Park City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N500PE | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | O2Flyhi LLC Brooksville, Florida |
Standard | 2026-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N601MA | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Restoreone LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2026-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58BT | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N720FG | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N164TP | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Z Axis Aviation LLC Hyde Park, Utah |
Standard | 2026-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N819RL | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gta Services LLC Huson, Montana |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N713WA | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tempus Fugit LLC Henderson, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31EP | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | New Frontier Aviation LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N390MA | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kenmore Crew Leasing INC Trustee Bellingham, Washington |
Standard | 2026-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N724HA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Priori Holdings INC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73VK | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bsnt LLC Mooresville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N168RV | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Akn Enterprises LLC Springfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79LG | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N79Lg Leasing LLC Mineola, Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77VF | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2026-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N795F | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Applegarth Investment CO LLC Kentfield, California |
Standard | 2026-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N230PM | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 889Ma LLC Clinton, Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94FG | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N816Hbtlh LLC Tallahassee, Florida |
Standard | 2026-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69JM | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 4698169 INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N825DW | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N215PA | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N271JB | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Limited CO Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3132V | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Maloney-Lyons LLC Mobile, Alabama |
Standard | 2026-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N515BR | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dmfs Leasing LLC Des Moines, Iowa |
Standard | 2026-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6081E | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2026-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N63NY | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plain Gray Ventures LLC Flower Mound, Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15SA | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skytrain LLC Markle, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N817CJ | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Legacy Livestock Partners LLC Amarillo, Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N334TC | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 4D Journey LLC Prattsville, New York |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28WE | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Summit Aviation LLC Aberdeen, South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N466AB | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93AD | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N575CA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tmofly LLC Suffolk, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N919MA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N492ST | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50GK | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Redwood Air LLC Roanoke, Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1061T | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plumbers Air Supply LLC Overland Park, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N842SG | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38BE | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Boone Aviation LLC Zionsville, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3128S | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gem Equipment Leasing LLC Emmett, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600MK | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jt Executive Properties LLC Frost, Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2590U | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue & Gold LLC South Boston, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600AY | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2025-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N500JR | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Reel Aviators LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82NX | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Controller Management LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2025-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N940HT | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3CV | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mc Investment Services INC Inlet Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N388HP | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rk Enterprises of Lake Mary LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N418HP | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ponashomu LLC Reston, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N556BA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tvpx Ars INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2025-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N314GF | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2519F | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Aviation INC Brooksville, Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N577KC | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 1906 Aviation LLC Greenwood, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N759H | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Perfect Solutions INC Elma, New York |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N246WA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nimativ Aviation LLC Palm Coast, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N324PK | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Michiana Holdings LLC Miami Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N656PD | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hocker & Sons LLC Port Aransas, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N450KM | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pa46 Capital LLC Oakland, California |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600MU | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lunar Society LLC Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N346JV | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pjm Equipment LP Jordan, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N929DA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Biomedical Holdings LLC Bountiful, Utah |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48FG | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nacairways LLC Nacogdoches, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N728MA | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M600 N216Bm LLC Sebring, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98MK | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Samson Aviation LLC Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56PV | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Limited Company Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57AT | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jp Bcbnz Holdings LLC Clinton, Maryland |
Standard | 2025-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81RC | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N140PP | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N560Hp LLC Del Mar, California |
Standard | 2025-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N391CC | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Simply Living LLC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2025-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N816RV | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Adams Aviation Services INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64AA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Prospect Aviation Montana LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2025-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600FL | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N821AD | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Planecents LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N532ST | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Novaair LLC Lake Sherwood, California |
Standard | 2025-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600GH | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600TR | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600PJ | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aj18 Holdings LLC Boca Raton, Florida |
Standard | 2025-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N410HP | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600AE | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Planecents LLC Mooresville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N279PA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lamont Air LLC Springtown, Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98DK | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Envirotech Engineering and Consulting INC Enid, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-04-09 | 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.
