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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N667K | Stearman Aircraft 4E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69626 | Boeing B75N1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444EF | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Katmai Air LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2022-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16CL | Beech E18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Big Sky Aviation Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33JP | Beech D18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Scenic Flight Adventures LLC Coeur D Alene, Idaho |
Standard | 2022-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18207 | Howard Aircraft DGA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mid America Flight Museum Mount Pleasant, Texas |
Standard | 2022-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N826BT | Cons Vultee/Basinger BT-13A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Avanti LLC Riverview, Florida |
Standard | 2022-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N450RE | Cessna 195A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2022-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N565TM | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sea-Air LTD Aurora, Oregon |
Standard | 2022-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6251C | Beech AT-11 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Allen Aviation INC Star, North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79VV | Consolidated Vultee BT-13A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum INC Detroit, Michigan |
Standard | 2022-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55045 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tom Vanderpol Memorial Fund Harrison, South Dakota |
Standard | 2022-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7032 | Beech RC-45J |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
None on file | 2022-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4794N | Consolidated Vultee BT-13A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Acts Aviation LLC Fulton, Texas |
Standard | 2022-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75JC | Beech D18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2022-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N184KP | Beech 3 TM |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6509K | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Meadow Creek Aerial Application INC Kelliher, Minnesota |
Restricted | 2022-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22404 | Howard Aircraft DGA-15P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2022-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60794 | Consolidated Vultee BT-13B (SNV-2) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2022-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50A | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21PN | Beech 3NM |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dms Leasing CO LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2022-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1001 | Howard Aircraft DGA-15P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2022-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9549Z | Beech C-45H |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Nighthawk Air Systems INC Palmetto Bay, Florida |
Standard | 2022-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N118DJ | Beech D18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2022-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63034 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Restricted | 2022-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66925 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Restricted | 2022-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60197 | Boeing A75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2022-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64772 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1336M | Howard Aircraft DGA-15P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2022-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74588 | Grumman G-21A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southern Cross Aviation LLC Roanoke, Texas |
Standard | 2022-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66940 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Desert Flight Academy INC Henderson, North Carolina |
Restricted | 2022-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17Y | Howard Aircraft DGA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Museum of Mountain Flying INC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2022-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67722 | Howard Aircraft DGA-15P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2022-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N471CM | Beech E18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68073 | Dehavilland DHC-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Safeco Leasing LLC Port Alsworth, Alaska |
Standard | 2022-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1019N | Grumman G-21A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9889Z | Beech C-45H |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 3G Classic Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N192H | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2022-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9865H | Howard Aircraft DGA-15P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2022-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414H | Ford 5-AT-C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon |
Standard | 2022-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54CX | Beech E18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Island City Seaplanes INC Cordova, Alaska |
Standard | 2022-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67691 | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Olsen Aviation Alaska INC Cordova, Alaska |
Standard | 2022-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38W | Beech H-18 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Silverbird Vintage Aircraft & Flying Services LLC Zeeland, Michigan |
Standard | 2022-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N110N | Obert Neal LIONHEART |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lexthistle Enterprises LLC Sunset, Louisiana |
Experimental | 2022-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80388 | Beech D18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2022-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80152 | Beech D18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2022-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48550 | Grumman G-21A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Uss Alabama Battleship Foundation INC Mobile, Alabama |
Standard | 2022-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N718Y | Grumman G-164 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Restricted | 2022-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N510PW | Dehavilland DHC-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 5B 7B Aero LLC Sandpoint, Idaho |
Standard | 2022-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N113Q | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2022-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69764 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Restricted | 2022-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9776R | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northstar Holdings LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Multiple | 2022-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N768WM | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tailwinds Air INC Morganza, Louisiana |
Experimental | 2022-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67884 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Restricted | 2022-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47D | Beech D17R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | B & B Aviation LLC Evansville, Indiana |
Standard | 2022-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98JH | Dehavilland-Air Svc Caravan Co DHC-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Yukon King LLC Willow, Alaska |
Restricted | 2022-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9750Z | Grumman G-21A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2022-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61302 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2022-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9752H | Boeing B75N1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hill Lawrence Eloy, Arizona |
Standard | 2022-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61072 | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2022-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N100JT | Lockheed 12A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Turrell Trading CO Flagstaff, Arizona |
Standard | 2022-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55393 | Boeing A75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Restricted | 2022-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18125 | Lockheed 12A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2022-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N496DM | Beech C-45G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2022-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N631KB | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | K Bay Air LLC Homer, Alaska |
Standard | 2022-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N223CM | Beech D18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62659 | Boeing A75N1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airleasco INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N858H | Howard Aircraft DGA-15P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26PL | Beech H-18 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Twin Beech LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2021-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51MM | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6608K | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Benoit Aerial Spraying INC Bourbonnais, Illinois |
Special flight permit | 2021-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N231A | Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2021-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52088 | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Restricted | 2021-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48643 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Snake River Logistics INC Ontario, Oregon |
Restricted | 2021-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21CA | Beech D18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2021-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73621 | Boeing B75N1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Continental Title Trust LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Restricted | 2021-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75613 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2021-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4001 | Lockheed 12A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2021-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N450JJ | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pilot Maker Airshows LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2021-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555RG | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Drpg Aviation LLC Metamora, Michigan |
Standard | 2021-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87711 | Beech H-18 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Planeview Aviation Services INC Ahoskie, North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N491DM | Beech C-45H |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Rst Aviation LLC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2021-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N640U | Grumman G-164 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Regenald Michaud Aviation LLC Willows, California |
Restricted | 2021-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40JT | Beech 3 TM |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tct Aerial LLC Waukesha, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2021-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18211 | Howard Aircraft DGA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Howard Aircraft Foundation Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69263 | Grumman G-21A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2021-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7482 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jetran LLC Horseshoe Bay, Texas |
Restricted | 2021-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N778 | Grumman G-21A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | L-13 LLC Blaine, Minnesota |
Multiple | 2021-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57486 | Consolidated Vultee BT-13A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum INC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2021-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67228 | Boeing IB75A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61652 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | D C L Aviation LLC Sparks, Nevada |
Standard | 2021-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9053H | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Restricted | 2021-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55982 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2021-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4417 | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95CX | Beech E18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Island City Seaplanes INC Cordova, Alaska |
Standard | 2021-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4612N | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tex-Ark Air CORP Melissa, Texas |
Standard | 2021-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6201 | Boeing N2S-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Newman Brian A Caldwell, Idaho |
None on file | 2021-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7179C | Beech AT-11 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Delaware |
Standard | 2021-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17659 | Spartan 7W |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3838K | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stone Air LLC Carrollton, Georgia |
Restricted | 2021-07-24 | 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.
