Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
2,219 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engine, rated at about 750 horsepower. The Cessna 208 Caravan is the model most often fitted with it (399 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1961 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 PT6A series (2 codes). FAA spellings: PT6A SER · PT6A SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Cessna 208 Caravan · Beechcraft C90 King Air C90 · Air Tractor Inc AT-502 · Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class · Beechcraft B200 King Air B200 · Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 · Air Tractor Inc AT-402 · Daher (Socata) TBM-700 TBM 700 through TBM 960 · Pilatus PC-12 · Air Tractor Inc AT-802
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 PT6A series the component layer
The FAA has issued 2 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 8,206 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 343 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 2 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 8,206 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
- Cessna 208 Caravan 399 with this engine series
- Beechcraft C90 King Air C90 191 with this engine series
- Air Tractor Inc AT-502 188 with this engine series
- Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class 186 with this engine series
- Beechcraft B200 King Air B200 151 with this engine series
- Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 121 with this engine series
- Air Tractor Inc AT-402 94 with this engine series
- Daher (Socata) TBM-700 TBM 700 through TBM 960 93 with this engine series
- Texas 228 of these aircraft
- Tennessee 218 of these aircraft
- California 142 of these aircraft
- Florida 135 of these aircraft
- Delaware 108 of these aircraft
- Federal Express Corporation 134 of these aircraft
- Federal Express CORP 49 of these aircraft
- Alpine Aviation INC 31 of these aircraft
- Guardian Flight LLC 23 of these aircraft
- Dynamic Avlease INC 23 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Pratt & Whitney PT6A series 2 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Pratt & Whitney PT6A series 8,206 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2,219
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N538BH | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/45 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N552C | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-701TP |
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 | |
| N59EH | Piper PA-31T |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 17: Sale reported, pending cancellation. All codes | |
| N65TA | Beech C90 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N7001C | Thrush Aircraft Llc S2R-T660 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Thrush Aircraft LLC Albany, Georgia |
Restricted | Valid (manufacturer)FAA registration status code M: Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate. All codes | |
| N703CG | Thrush Aircraft Llc S2R-510 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mid Continent Aircraft CORP Hayti, Missouri |
Restricted | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N73006 | Air Tractor Inc AT-400A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mid Continent Aircraft CORP Hayti, Missouri |
Restricted | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N7315L | Air Tractor Inc AT-502 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Restricted | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes | |
| N75MS | Beech F90 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N76GM | Beech B90 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Multiple | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N77HE | Beech C90 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Davis Aviation INC Brandon, Mississippi |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N807FE | Cessna 208B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N821J | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N846RD | Piper PA46-500TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N87RM | Cessna 208B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N886SH | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-701TP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dmfs Leasing LLC Des Moines, Iowa |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N9115X | Piper PA-42-720 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N9185G | Air Tractor Inc AT-502 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Restricted | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N92409 | Piper PA-42-720 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
None on file | 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.