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-Class379Cessna 208 Caravan4Laminar Research LANCAIR EVOLUTION1Beechcraft B200 King Air B2001
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
Florida44Texas42California33Delaware24Utah17Wyoming16North Carolina12Montana12Colorado11Tennessee9
Kind of aircraft
Turboprops385 (100%)
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
Fire Detector8Engine6Downlock Switch2Motor2O-Ring2Skin2Windshield2Blades1Blower1Bolt1
Latest reports
2026-08-24Eva Tube: blown
2026-03-13Windshield: cracked
2026-02-18Fire Detector: false indication
2025-09-28Check Valve: faulted
2025-09-26Steering Sys: broken
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
- 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
Where they are
- 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
Biggest operators
- 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
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A 69 reports since 1995
Analytics
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N113HK | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hawkeyesky LLC Sheldon, Iowa |
Standard | 2020-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N121TR | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600NV | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sunshine Partners Socal LLC Incline Village, Nevada |
Standard | 2019-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N175MA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dakota Equipment LLC Bismarck, North Dakota |
Standard | 2019-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N584MM | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Island Flyers LLC Apopka, Florida |
Standard | 2019-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15FK | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N546MA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Williams Joel A Rocky Face, Georgia |
Standard | 2019-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4NY | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lesair LLC Framingham, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2019-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N977JC | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Utopia Aviation LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2019-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600JA | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jav Enterprises LLC Broomfield, Colorado |
Standard | 2019-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N698WA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Utah |
Standard | 2019-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N490YR | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87TC | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rix Industries Benicia, California |
Standard | 2019-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3137T | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Project Funding CORP Stockton, California |
Standard | 2019-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N819MA | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Same Day Service CORP Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N857WD | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hangar Investments LLC Sarasota, Florida |
Standard | 2019-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N943KM | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Byram Interests LLC Shreveport, Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54RG | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Remc Leasing LLC Bismarck, North Dakota |
Standard | 2018-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N968HL | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Redfin Leasing INC Superior, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2018-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N358MM | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2018-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N990DP | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2018-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20PC | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Myrtlewood Aviation LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2018-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90GL | Cessna 208B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Redding Aero Enterprises INC Redding, California |
Standard | 2018-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N647ST | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fgsr22 LLC Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 2018-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7818M | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flynn Bec Gp INC Spokane, Washington |
Standard | 2018-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3090K | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2018-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N618ST | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | T Spare Leasing LLC Waldo, Ohio |
Standard | 2018-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25324 | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Central Valley Air LLC Logan, Utah |
Standard | 2018-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N657WA | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bdq Properties LLC Placerville, California |
Standard | 2018-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85YR | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Geneva Aviation LLC Falmouth, Maine |
Standard | 2018-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32TC | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Proprt LLC Santa Monica, California |
Standard | 2018-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6105D | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2018-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N705MA | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | J K Air LLC Columbus, Indiana |
Standard | 2017-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N464RK | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Svr Transportation LLC Burnet, Texas |
Standard | 2017-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N108KK | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Safety First LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2017-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N994MA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly Stella LLC Park City, Utah |
Standard | 2017-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30CX | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jaguar Air INC Valparaiso, Indiana |
Standard | 2017-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3129S | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mulletair LLC Fort Myers Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2017-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N500XR | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rjt Equipment LLC Lubbock, Texas |
Standard | 2016-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N170LA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Educators Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N464HP | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Orion Aviation LLC Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2016-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N623D | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2016-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N991KP | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Singsee LLC Ellenton, Florida |
Standard | 2016-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N128C | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Taylor Chevrolet CO Rexburg, Idaho |
Standard | 2016-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N950T | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Isnim LLC Hartsville, South Carolina |
Standard | 2015-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6101G | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pack Aviation LLC San Jose, California |
Standard | 2015-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N382DM | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jpt United LLC Adel, Iowa |
Standard | 2015-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53AL | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Msa Pinnacle LLC Bentleyville, Ohio |
Standard | 2015-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25ZM | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2015-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3135Y | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 3135Y LLC Rexburg, Idaho |
Standard | 2014-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80GE | Cessna 208B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Win Win Aviation INC Wake Forest, North Carolina |
Standard | 2014-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N299MA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mcmg Air LLC Lufkin, Texas |
Standard | 2014-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731VG | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Coastal Meridian LLC El Segundo, California |
Standard | 2014-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N587DF | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tardis Leasing LLC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2013-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N287MA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N287Ma LLC Saint Johns, Michigan |
Standard | 2013-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N747XT | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ep747Xt LLC Miamisburg, Ohio |
Standard | 2013-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N675RC | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sparrow Holdings LLC Hawley, Minnesota |
Standard | 2013-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6074J | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Five Miles Up LLC Sisters, Oregon |
Standard | 2012-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N896CT | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | T & T Aviation LTD Savannah, Georgia |
Standard | 2012-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N462M | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | West Bay Management LLC Gardnerville, Nevada |
Standard | 2012-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N844X | Laminar Research LANCAIR EVOLUTION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Laminar Research Manchester, New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2011-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N296ST | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 3 Chiefs Aviation LLC Essex Fells, New Jersey |
Standard | 2011-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46GR | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gr Partners LLC Bow, Washington |
Standard | 2011-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2424U | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Oregon Air Classics LLC Fife, Washington |
Standard | 2011-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N281DD | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Romeo Hotel LLC Black Hawk, Colorado |
Standard | 2011-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N223MW | Raytheon Aircraft Company B200 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Whiskey Tango LLC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2011-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65PV | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rhrsc LLC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2010-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3014C | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Adams Aviation Services INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2010-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8755X | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Djm Aviation Services LLC Greensboro, Georgia |
Standard | 2009-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N137KM | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2008-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88TW | Cessna 208 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wheel-Air LLC Mentor, Ohio |
Standard | 2008-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N721MT | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Thesman One Investments LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2008-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N153TC | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Croley Equipment Leasing LLC Ocala, Florida |
Standard | 2007-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444RR | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Access Yacht Sales INC Norwalk, Connecticut |
Standard | 2006-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N917CC | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dtc Aviation LLC Naples, Florida |
Standard | 2006-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N575R | Cessna 208B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1996-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N133SR | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N176MA | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | Valid (manufacturer)FAA registration status code M: Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate. All codes | |
| N345WT | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N446MA | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N627WA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Western Aircraft INC Boise, Idaho |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N648MA | Piper PA-46-600TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | Valid (manufacturer)FAA registration status code M: Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate. All codes | |
| N726WA | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Western Aircraft INC Boise, Idaho |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N72WY | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N737BR | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | Valid (manufacturer)FAA registration status code M: Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate. All codes |
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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.