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Pilatus B-4

37 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1972 to 1977; half of them date from 1974 or earlier. Florida has the most (7). 35% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

Pilatus B-4: Swiss glider
Photo: Roel Baardman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Pilatus B-4 on Wikipedia

About the B-4 from the FAA's model table

Type
Glider · Gliders
Power
None
Common engines
None None (28), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (3)
Seats
3
Cruise speed
about 45 mph
Maker on the register
Pilatus
Registered
earliest certificate July 10, 1994; newest August 29, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Florida7Ohio4California3Wisconsin2Virginia2Texas2Pennsylvania2New York2West Virginia1Utah1New Mexico1New Jersey1

Who owns them registrant type

Individual22 (59%)Corporation9 (24%)Partnership2 (5%)LLC2 (5%)Co-owned2 (5%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
B4-PC11201972 to 197754.1%
B4-PC11AF91974 to 197724.3%
B-481973 to 197621.6%

When they were built by decade · 7 with no year on file

08152230301970

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

012342010201120132016201720182019202020222023202512026

Registration status

Valid37 (100%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard34 (92%)None on file3 (8%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Utah Soaring Association INC1Red Wing Soaring Association1North Florida Soaring Society INC1N304Mg LLC1Meads Andrew1Lake Elsinore Soaring Club1Franconia Soaring Association INC1Flying L Aircraft INC1Dmc Aircraft LLC1Cleveland Soaring Society INC1All Attitude Aviation INC1Aero Club Albatross1

Fleet pages: North Florida Soaring Society INC · Lake Elsinore Soaring Club · Flying L Aircraft INC · Dmc Aircraft LLC · Cleveland Soaring Society INC · All Attitude Aviation INC · Aero Club Albatross

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Pilatus B-4 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

37 as of October 2, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Pilatus B-4s?

Florida, with 7.

Who owns the Pilatus B-4?

35% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 37

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N9136Y Pilatus
B4-PC11
Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2026-08-29 Valid
N855GH Pilatus
B4-PC11
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2025-05-21 Valid
N999WH Pilatus
B-4
Red Wing Soaring Association
Osceola, Wisconsin
Standard 2025-05-14 Valid
N303TM Pilatus
B4-PC11AF
North Florida Soaring Society INC
Jacksonville, Florida
Standard 2023-06-10 Valid
N29KS Pilatus
B-4
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2023-03-10 Valid
N413PJ Pilatus
B4-PC11AF
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2023-03-08 Valid
N48300 Pilatus
B-4
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-08-31 Valid
N69AZ Pilatus
B4-PC11
Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2022-04-22 Valid
N99990 Pilatus
B4-PC11
Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2022-04-16 Valid
N65317 Pilatus
B4-PC11
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2022-03-24 Valid
N9222Z Pilatus
B4-PC11AF
Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2020-08-01 Valid
N280DT Pilatus
B4-PC11AF
Individual owner
Hawaii
Standard 2020-04-21 Valid
N65334 Pilatus
B-4
Individual owner
Texas
None on file 2020-04-17 Valid
N99974 Pilatus
B-4
Dmc Aircraft LLC
Naples, Florida
Standard 2020-04-06 Valid
N581DB Pilatus
B4-PC11AF
Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-11-12 Valid
N81YV Pilatus
B4-PC11
Individual owner
New York
None on file 2019-09-23 Valid
N484B Pilatus
B4-PC11
Individual owner
Delaware
Standard 2019-04-09 Valid
N65332 Pilatus
B4-PC11
Utah Soaring Association INC
Mapleton, Utah
Standard 2018-08-29 Valid
N4BB Pilatus
B4-PC11
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-08-21 Valid
N62516 Pilatus
B4-PC11
N304Mg LLC
Homestead, Florida
Standard 2018-03-01 Valid
N7CK Pilatus
B4-PC11
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2018-01-11 Valid
N21TU Pilatus
B4-PC11
Aero Club Albatross
Blairstown, New Jersey
Standard 2017-06-14 Valid
N44UP Pilatus
B-4
Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2017-03-09 Valid
N38JE Pilatus
B4-PC11AF
Individual owner
California
None on file 2016-06-14 Valid
N8349 Pilatus
B-4
Meads Andrew
Hatfield, Pennsylvania
Standard 2013-11-07 Valid
N89AS Pilatus
B4-PC11
Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2013-01-24 Valid
N774PS Pilatus
B4-PC11
Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2011-07-13 Valid
N76PS Pilatus
B4-PC11
Franconia Soaring Association INC
Franconia, New Hampshire
Standard 2011-07-12 Valid
N278AS Pilatus
B4-PC11AF
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2011-07-08 Valid
N75AS Pilatus
B4-PC11AF
Individual owner
California
Standard 2010-09-08 Valid
N64775 Pilatus
B4-PC11
Adams Bob L
Eagle River, Alaska
Standard 2004-01-29 Valid
N208AS Pilatus
B4-PC11AF
Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2001-03-02 Valid
N10874 Pilatus
B4-PC11
Lake Elsinore Soaring Club
Wildomar, California
Standard 2000-07-27 Valid
N93458 Pilatus
B4-PC11
Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1998-11-18 Valid
N8DK Pilatus
B4-PC11
Flying L Aircraft INC
Fort Denaud, Florida
Standard 1998-03-11 Valid
N65394 Pilatus
B4-PC11
All Attitude Aviation INC
Edgewater, Florida
Standard 1995-01-18 Valid
N62513 Pilatus
B-4
Cleveland Soaring Society INC
Hartville, Ohio
Standard 1994-07-10 Valid