Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
1,594 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine, rated at about 450 horsepower. The Boeing A75 Stearman Kaydet is the model most often fitted with it (236 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1929 and 2013.
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 R-985 series. FAA spelling: R-985 SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Boeing A75 Stearman Kaydet · Dehavilland DHC-2 · Beechcraft D17 · Boeing E75 Stearman Kaydet · Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164 · Howard Aircraft DGA-15 · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 · Naval Aircraft Factory N3 · Consolidated Vultee BT-13 · Beechcraft E18
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 R-985 series the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 80 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 23 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 80 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
- Boeing A75 Stearman Kaydet 236 with this engine series
- Dehavilland DHC-2 133 with this engine series
- Beechcraft D17 106 with this engine series
- Boeing E75 Stearman Kaydet 105 with this engine series
- Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164 98 with this engine series
- Howard Aircraft DGA-15 72 with this engine series
- Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 65 with this engine series
- Naval Aircraft Factory N3 53 with this engine series
- Alaska 161 of these aircraft
- Texas 158 of these aircraft
- California 146 of these aircraft
- Washington 85 of these aircraft
- Florida 66 of these aircraft
- Mid Continent Aircraft CORP 14 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 9 of these aircraft
- Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee 9 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 7 of these aircraft
- Eastern Stearman INC Trustee 7 of these aircraft
- Failure reports on the Pratt & Whitney R-985 series 80 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 1,594
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8476H | Beech H-18 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2023-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48672 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Restricted | 2023-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55432 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Restricted | 2023-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57387 | Consolidated Vultee BT-13A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3347G | Howard Aircraft DGA-15P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Holcomb Aerial Service Flora, Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52DN | Beech D18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Air Apparent Aviation LLC Plant City, Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63480 | Boeing A75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4442N | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2023-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2749 | Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2023-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1480K | Beech G18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6746Q | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Morgans Flying Service LLC Morse, Louisiana |
Restricted | 2023-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8627A | Beech E18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76SU | Dehavilland DHC-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elsa Ink LLC Willow, Alaska |
Multiple | 2023-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N130BT | Consolidated Vultee BT-13A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17613 | Spartan 7W |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner | Standard | 2023-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82039 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61535 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9469R | Snow S2C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2023-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N328PG | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2023-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1108Q | Dehavilland DHC-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lake Clark Holdings LLC Port Alsworth, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N695TK | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northwest Passage LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Multiple | 2023-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N697 | Dehavilland-Kenmore DHC-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northwest Passage LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Multiple | 2023-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N698TK | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northwest Passage LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Multiple | 2023-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N450JN | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N907BS | Dehavilland Acft Of Canada Ltd DHC-2 MK I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67112 | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1966B | Dehavilland DHC-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2023-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68178 | Consolidated Vultee BT-13A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10202 | Grumman G-164 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tall Towers AG Service INC Page, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2023-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9294Z | Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | River Rock Outdoors LLC Soldotna, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N341WP | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | West Passage Company LLC Vashon, Washington |
Standard | 2023-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6699Q | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | S & S Aviation LLC Morse, Louisiana |
Restricted | 2023-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N322FD | Boeing A75N1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5609D | Beech E18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3571 | Consolidated Vultee BT-13A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N412K | Beech D18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kourtis Vintage Aviation LLC Owasso, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6895Q | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2023-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8957H | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Buntings Dusting INC Berlin, Maryland |
Restricted | 2023-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51922 | Boeing A75N1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9RW | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rainbow River Lodge Aviation LLC Sandy, Utah |
Standard | 2023-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N712JS | Beech E18S-9700 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Beechcraft Heritage Museum Tullahoma, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6608Q | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hershey Flying Service INC David City, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2023-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99DV | Beech G17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sopwith LTD Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5314N | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 3G Classic Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2023-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N181RF | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Graham Field LTD Adams Mills, Ohio |
Restricted | 2023-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42GL | Grumman G-21A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Valadez Goose LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2023-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62146 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Restricted | 2023-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5057V | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Merkel Air INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48372 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2023-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55579 | Consolidated Vultee BT-13A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Old Aeroplane CO LLC Lake Suzy, Florida |
Standard | 2023-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67436 | Howard Aircraft DGA-15P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dga Aeronautics LLC Davis, West Virginia |
Standard | 2023-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75Q | Beech C-45G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Vr Jet LLC Goshen, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N772AE | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rainbow Bay Resorts LLC Pedro Bay, Alaska |
Restricted | 2023-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55WE | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | D & B Aircraft Leasing LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9611 | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80321 | Beech G17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411MC | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Leave It To Beaver LLC Seattle, Washington |
Standard | 2023-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55434 | Howard Aircraft DGA-15P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79530 | Howard Aircraft DGA-15P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N380 | Beech E18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dillon Flying Service INC Dillon, Montana |
Standard | 2023-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48436 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2023-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4322S | Air Tractor Inc AT-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Restricted | 2023-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N450UR | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Collings Foundation INC DBA Stow, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3483 | Beech UC-45J |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Texas Air Museum Slaton, Texas |
None on file | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4477 | Beech D18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56716 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78R | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Red Star Aero Holdings LLC Mobile, Alabama |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9030B | Beech H-18 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | She Said Yes LLC Verona, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N121SC | Beech D18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | North Bay Air Museum Sonoma, California |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68431 | Howard Aircraft DGA-15P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21FS | Beech 3NM |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7711J | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N655WH | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66306 | Boeing E75N1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Swede Aviation LLC Tucson, Arizona |
Experimental | 2023-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N715 | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5147G | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jb Leasing CO LLC Nikiski, Alaska |
None on file | 2023-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5447N | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lady Mcgregor Aviation LLC Santa Teresa, New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9597H | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Veruca Salt LLC Washington, Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64756 | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Racer Aviation LLC Moorestown, New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70312 | Howard Aircraft DGA-15P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N311ZA | Boeing PT-13 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Suraair Holdings INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2023-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N165ZA | Beech C-45H |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55971 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57TH | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61862 | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9NK | Beech C-45H |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Nighthawk Air Systems INC Palmetto Bay, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N641CM | Consolidated Vultee BT-13 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6030V | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bw Aviation LLC Findlay, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70030 | Consolidated Vultee BT-13 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17658 | Spartan 7W |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49935 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Multiple | 2023-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5272 | Grumman G-164A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Restricted | 2023-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N375RM | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Grizzly Air Service INC Paris, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N454FU | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30GB | Beech H-18 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mission Air Aviation LLC Roanoke, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31522 | Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Newhalen Lodge INC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97001 | Beech UC-45J |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mod Air LLC Peyton, Colorado |
Experimental | 2023-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N790N | Wilson Special W - 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2023-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N489AK | Dehavilland DHC-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64604 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-01-13 | 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.
