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 not named here at this time.
About the B-4 from the FAA's model table
Where they are owner's state
By state, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Florida | 7 |
| Ohio | 4 |
| California | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 22 | 59% |
| Corporation | 9 | 24% |
| Partnership | 2 | 5% |
| LLC | 2 | 5% |
| Co-owned | 2 | 5% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
Registration status
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 34 | 92% |
| None on file | 3 | 8% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Utah Soaring Association INC | 1 |
| Red Wing Soaring Association | 1 |
| North Florida Soaring Society INC | 1 |
| N304Mg LLC | 1 |
| Meads Andrew | 1 |
| Lake Elsinore Soaring Club | 1 |
| Franconia Soaring Association INC | 1 |
| Flying L Aircraft INC | 1 |
| Dmc Aircraft LLC | 1 |
| Cleveland Soaring Society INC | 1 |
| All Attitude Aviation INC | 1 |
| Aero Club Albatross | 1 |
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 records · 4 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 4 most recent of 4 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Pilatus B-4 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
37 as of November 13, 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 not named on this site at this time.
When were the Pilatus B-4s on the register built?
Between 1972 and 1977; half of them in 1974 or earlier.
How many Pilatus B-4 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
4 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Pilatus B-4 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. An all-metal glider. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pilatus B-4 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. An all-metal glider. The design is held under 1 type certificate (G25EU, held by Pilatus Aircraft Limited). The FAA has issued 4 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about airframe structure. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 2022, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 2.7 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is propeller.
FAA orders 4 airworthiness directives · newest first
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 2 | 50% |
| Flight controls | 2 | 50% |
Failure reports 1 since 2022 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 22 | 1 |
By system
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
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 the B-4 links to the rest of the register
- Pilatus 403 aircraft on the register
- Pilatus B4-PC11 20 registered
- Pilatus B4-PC11AF 9 registered
- Pilatus B-4 8 registered
- Built of aluminium · An all-metal glider.
- Florida 7 of these aircraft
- Ohio 4 of these aircraft
- California 3 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 2 of these aircraft
- Virginia 2 of these aircraft
- Utah Soaring Association INC 1 of these aircraft
- Red Wing Soaring Association 1 of these aircraft
- North Florida Soaring Society INC 1 of these aircraft
- N304Mg LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Meads Andrew 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the B-4 4 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- FAA orders naming the B-4 4 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the B-4 1 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/pilatus/b-4.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 37
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9136Y | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N855GH | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999WH | Pilatus B-4 |
Red Wing Soaring Association Osceola, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N303TM | Pilatus B4-PC11AF |
North Florida Soaring Society INC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2023-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29KS | Pilatus B-4 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N413PJ | Pilatus B4-PC11AF |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48300 | Pilatus B-4 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2022-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69AZ | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99990 | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65317 | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2022-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9222Z | Pilatus B4-PC11AF |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2020-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65334 | Pilatus B-4 |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2020-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99974 | Pilatus B-4 |
Dmc Aircraft LLC Naples, Florida |
Standard | 2020-04-06 | Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes |
| N581DB | Pilatus B4-PC11AF |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2019-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81YV | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Individual owner New York |
None on file | 2019-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N484B | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2019-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65332 | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Utah Soaring Association INC Mapleton, Utah |
Standard | 2018-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4BB | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62516 | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
N304Mg LLC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2018-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7CK | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2018-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21TU | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Aero Club Albatross Blairstown, New Jersey |
Standard | 2017-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44UP | Pilatus B-4 |
Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2017-03-09 | Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes |
| N38JE | Pilatus B4-PC11AF |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2016-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8349 | Pilatus B-4 |
Meads Andrew Hatfield, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2013-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89AS | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2013-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N774PS | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2011-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76PS | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Franconia Soaring Association INC Franconia, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2011-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N278AS | Pilatus B4-PC11AF |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2011-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75AS | Pilatus B4-PC11AF |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2010-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64775 | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Adams Bob L Eagle River, Alaska |
Standard | 2004-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N208AS | Pilatus B4-PC11AF |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2001-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10874 | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Lake Elsinore Soaring Club Wildomar, California |
Standard | 2000-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93458 | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 1998-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8DK | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
Flying L Aircraft INC Fort Denaud, Florida |
Standard | 1998-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65394 | Pilatus B4-PC11 |
All Attitude Aviation INC Edgewater, Florida |
Standard | 1995-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62513 | Pilatus B-4 |
Cleveland Soaring Society INC Hartville, Ohio |
Standard | 1994-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N280DT | Pilatus B4-PC11AF |
Individual owner Hawaii |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes |