Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR
27 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR engine, rated at about 1424 horsepower. The Short Bros SD3 is the model most often fitted with it (13 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1943 and 1998.
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-65AR. FAA spelling: PT6A-65AR.
Fitted to model families
Short Bros SD313Short Bros C-234Short Brothers Plc SD33Short Bros SHORTS SD3-602Douglas DC-32Short Bros SD-360-3001Short Bros SH-331Short Bros Plc SD3-60 VARIANT 2001
Short Bros SD3 · Short Bros C-23 · Short Brothers Plc SD3 · Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60 · Douglas DC-3 · Short Bros SD-360-300 · Short Bros SH-33 · Short Bros Plc SD3-60 VARIANT 200
Where they are owner's state
Idaho10North Carolina7Wisconsin6Florida2Arkansas1Alaska1
Kind of aircraft
Turboprops27 (100%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E4EA, held by Pratt & Whitney Canada CORP.). The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first
1997-03-1497-04-12 · Compressor Bleed-off Valve · engine
Certificates and bulletins
E4EAType certificate held by Pratt & Whitney Canada CORP. · 54 models listed · revised June 16, 2021
Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders
2003-02-19CE-03-24 ·
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
- Short Bros SD3 13 with this engine series
- Short Bros C-23 4 with this engine series
- Short Brothers Plc SD3 3 with this engine series
- Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60 2 with this engine series
- Douglas DC-3 2 with this engine series
Where they are
- Idaho 10 of these aircraft
- North Carolina 7 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 6 of these aircraft
- Florida 2 of these aircraft
- Arkansas 1 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Win Win Aviation INC 7 of these aircraft
- Usda Forest Service 6 of these aircraft
- Acc Integrated Services INC 5 of these aircraft
- Usda Forest Service Fire & Aviation 4 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR 1 airworthiness directives
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ar.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 27
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N560PT | Douglas DC3C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jcb LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N491AK | Short Bros C-23B SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Win Win Aviation INC Wake Forest, North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N282BT | Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Blue Tide Aviation LLC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2021-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N316WW | Short Brothers Plc SD3 SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Win Win Aviation INC Wake Forest, North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N476RW | Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Acc Integrated Services Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2021-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N906WW | Short Bros SH-33 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Win Win Aviation INC Wake Forest, North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N921WW | Short Bros C-23B SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Win Win Aviation INC Wake Forest, North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N110Z | Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Usda Forest Service Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2018-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N174Z | Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Usda Forest Service Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2018-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N176Z | Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Usda Forest Service Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2018-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N753MT | Short Brothers Plc SD3-SHERPA VAR 200 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mcneely Charter Service INC West Memphis, Arkansas |
Standard | 2017-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N725WW | Short Brothers Plc SD3 SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Win Win Aviation INC Wake Forest, North Carolina |
Standard | 2017-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N427PE | Short Bros SD3-60 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Acc Integrated Services INC Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2016-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N567WW | Short Bros C-23B SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Win Win Aviation INC Wake Forest, North Carolina |
Standard | 2016-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N789WW | Short Bros C-23B SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Win Win Aviation INC Wake Forest, North Carolina |
Standard | 2016-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N564AC | Short Bros Plc SD3-60 VARIANT 200 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Acc Integrated Services INC Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2015-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N567AC | Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Acc Integrated Services INC Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2015-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N142Z | Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Usda Forest Service Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2014-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N148Z | Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Usda Forest Service Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2014-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114Z | Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Usda Forest Service Fire & Aviation Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2014-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N145Z | Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Usda Forest Service Fire & Aviation Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2014-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N163Z | Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Usda Forest Service Fire & Aviation Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2014-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N161Z | Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Usda Forest Service Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2014-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N162Z | Short Bros SD3-60 SHERPA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Usda Forest Service Fire & Aviation Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2014-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N642AN | Short Bros SD3-60 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Acc Integrated Services INC Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2011-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N500MF | Douglas DC-3C-TP |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Missionary Flights and Services INC Fort Pierce, Florida |
Standard | 2010-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N688AN | Short Bros SD-360-300 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Acc Integrated Services INC Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2008-01-07 | 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.