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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N60185 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, California |
Standard | 2021-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67423 | Howard Aircraft DGA-15P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2021-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48492 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | D C Applicator Brentwood, California |
Restricted | 2021-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57XL | Dehavilland DHC-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arcus Aero LLC Bridgeport, Texas |
Experimental | 2021-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1018D | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bristol Bay Mission Lodge LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Multiple | 2021-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46997 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nevioc LLC Lincoln, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2021-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2415Z | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2021-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60799 | Consolidated Vultee BT-13A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1193N | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Palm Springs Air Museum Palm Springs, California |
Standard | 2021-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N666TX | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jetran LLC Horseshoe Bay, Texas |
Standard | 2021-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4563N | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52686 | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heartland Aviation LLC Ada, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14AK | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK.I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Redemption INC Kodiak, Alaska |
Standard | 2021-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65877 | Boeing E75N1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N735YP | Boeing B75N1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jwe Aviation LLC Carmel, Indiana |
Standard | 2021-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56941 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Restricted | 2021-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734Q | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elijah Air LLC Bethel, Alaska |
Standard | 2021-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N102SY | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elijah Air LLC Bethel, Alaska |
Standard | 2021-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79535 | Boeing 75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 3G Classic Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N682AF | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Apogee Flight INC Bellingham, Washington |
Standard | 2021-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65691 | Boeing E75N1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Paramount Overseas Productions INC Los Angeles, California |
Experimental | 2021-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N230 | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Momentum Foundation INC Tullahoma, Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25628 | Lockheed 12A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2021-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6773Q | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Currys Flying Service INC Osborne, Kansas |
Restricted | 2021-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10286 | Grumman G-164A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying D Farm INC Kerhonkson, New York |
Restricted | 2021-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8820 | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gooding Lake Aviation LLC Wasilla, Alaska |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41111 | Snow S2C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Westerlin-Harrington Flying Service INC Holdrege, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2021-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9039H | Boeing B75N1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Paramount Overseas Productions INC Los Angeles, California |
Experimental | 2021-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80373 | Beech D18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2021-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45298 | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Scott Ts Ag-Flyin INC Colquitt, Georgia |
Experimental | 2021-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44920 | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87690 | Beech C-45H |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Montana Sitework LLC Rainbow City, Alabama |
Standard | 2021-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N654DF | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2021-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94TP | Dehavilland/Peters DHC-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Douglas Aviation LTD South Barrington, Illinois |
Standard | 2021-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5270N | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Restricted | 2021-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18RY | Beech E18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N273X | Younkin J R MULLICOUPE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2021-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9077H | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48474 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Restricted | 2021-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33650 | Lockheed 12A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Air Cav Helicopters LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N985FF | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2021-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42D | Beech E18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45043 | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jespersen Jay A Bettles Field, Alaska |
Standard | 2020-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5301N | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1030 | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2020-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62BN | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2020-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16GD | Beech G17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | E C Nelson INC Rio Oso, California |
Standard | 2020-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62489 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2020-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83VR | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2020-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4444 | Spartan 7W |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Old Style Aircraft LLC Ellsinore, Missouri |
Standard | 2020-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48613 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crop-Aid Aerial Service LLC Hillsboro, Ohio |
Restricted | 2020-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24Y | Beech E18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hoge Aviation LLC Pipersville, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2020-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4425V | Consolidated Vultee BT-13B (SNV-2) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N450HP | Boeing/Jonas Edwin A Jr BOEING/JONAS 1B75A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flight Works LLC Litchfield Park, Arizona |
Standard | 2020-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N116CX | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2020-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555WS | Beech E18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Deer Creek Dusters INC Rolling Fork, Mississippi |
Standard | 2020-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68443 | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 3G Classic Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2020-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45108 | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Db Aero INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2020-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44986 | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Db Aero INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2020-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44987 | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Db Aero INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2020-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45234 | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Db Aero INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2020-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1066N | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2020-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18TX | Avions Max Holste MH 1521 BROUSSARD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2020-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1178R | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Petersburg Flying Service LLC Petersburg, Alaska |
Standard | 2020-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8504 | Beech C-45H |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Clay-Klein LLC Indianapolis, Indiana |
Standard | 2020-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26035 | Beech H-18 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aom Aircraft LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68800 | Boeing B75N1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N68800 LLC Mesa, Arizona |
Standard | 2020-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90225 | Weatherly Aviation Co Inc 620B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Moores Aerial Applicators LLC Morehead City, North Carolina |
Restricted | 2020-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3666G | Beech C-45H |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dream Weaver Aviation LLC East Berlin, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2020-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N441SN | Consolidated Vultee SNV-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lone Star Flight Museum Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2020-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N368 | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | San Diego Air and Space Museum San Diego, California |
Standard | 2020-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1EC | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Experimental | 2020-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59SS | Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2020-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5207N | Boeing PT-17 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2020-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63804 | Boeing PT-17 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2020-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69H | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kfg Aviation INC Huntersville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5374N | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heath Aviation LLC Ludowici, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32KP | Pietsch Kent D JET WACO TAPERWING |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 32 Kilo Papa LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Experimental | 2020-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4326S | Air Tractor Inc AT-301 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Marlow Aviation LLC Lamoni, Iowa |
Restricted | 2020-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4497N | Boeing B75N1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2020-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N165X | Beech E18S |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Rock Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2072 | Lockheed 12A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N12Ex INC Jackson, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N160 | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2020-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8878H | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Riggin Flight Service INC Madison, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2020-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18V | Beech D17S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2020-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67579 | Convair BT-13A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Golden Age Flight Museum INC Bakersfield, California |
Experimental | 2020-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44954 | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ace Aeromotive INC Miami, Florida |
Restricted | 2020-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11863 | Beech C-45G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53239 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Restricted | 2020-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53113 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Restricted | 2020-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5024V | Boeing E75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 713 Delta INC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2020-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5553N | Howard Aircraft DGA-15P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nighthawk Air Systems INC Marion, Texas |
Standard | 2020-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20003 | Weatherly Aviation Co Inc 620B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Restricted | 2020-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9172Z | Beech C-45H |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Nighthawk Air Systems INC Palmetto Bay, Florida |
Standard | 2020-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22416 | Howard Aircraft DGA-15P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 3G Classic Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75546 | Boeing B75N1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N122Q | Boeing A75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Restricted | 2020-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7956 | Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2020-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19AK | Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Redemption INC Kodiak, Alaska |
Multiple | 2020-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90RF | Boeing A75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2020-01-28 | 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.
