Pilatus P-3
26 on the U.S. register across 4 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1955 to 1959; half of them date from 1958 or earlier. North Carolina has the most (3). 27% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the P-3 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming Go-435C&D Ser (5), Lycoming Go-435-C2A2 (5), Lycoming Go-435 (5)
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Seats
- 2
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Pilatus
- Registered
- earliest certificate July 29, 1999; newest September 13, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 19 | 73% |
| LLC | 3 | 12% |
| Corporation | 3 | 12% |
| Non-citizen corporation | 1 | 4% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | 24 | 92% |
| None on file | 2 | 8% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Plane@Work LLC | 1 |
| Lance Toland LTD | 1 |
| Kapa International | 1 |
| Glauser Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Creative Aircraft Solutions LLC | 1 |
| Confederate Airforce CORP | 1 |
| 3G Classic Aviation INC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Lance Toland LTD · 3G Classic Aviation INC
Accident history NTSB records · 2 cases since 1982, 1 fatal
The 2 most recent of 2 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 P-3 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
26 as of November 3, 2026, counting 4 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Pilatus P-3s?
North Carolina, with 3.
Who owns the Pilatus P-3?
27% 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 P-3s on the register built?
Between 1955 and 1959; half of them in 1958 or earlier.
How many Pilatus P-3 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
2 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Pilatus P-3 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. 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 P-3 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 2004, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 3.8 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure.
Failure reports 1 since 2004 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 04 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 1 | 100% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 4 · advice, not orders
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 P-3 links to the rest of the register
- Pilatus 403 aircraft on the register
- Pilatus P3-05 15 registered
- Pilatus P3 7 registered
- Pilatus P3-03 3 registered
- Pilatus P-3 MK II 1 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Lycoming GO-435-C2A2 5 of these aircraft · 260 hp
- Lycoming GO-435C&D series 5 of these aircraft · 260 hp
- Lycoming GO-435 5 of these aircraft · 210 hp
- Lycoming GO-435-C2A 2 of these aircraft · 260 hp
- Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A 2 of these aircraft · 350 hp
- North Carolina 3 of these aircraft
- Delaware 3 of these aircraft
- California 3 of these aircraft
- Texas 2 of these aircraft
- Illinois 2 of these aircraft
- Plane@Work LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Lance Toland LTD 1 of these aircraft
- Kapa International 1 of these aircraft
- Glauser Aviation LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Creative Aircraft Solutions LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the P-3 2 cases since 1982 · 1 fatal
- FAA filings this year on these aircraft 2 filings · 2 bill of sale
- Failure reports filed on the P-3 1 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/pilatus/p-3.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 26
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N135PD | Pilatus P3 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Experimental | 2026-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N844A | Pilatus P3-03 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2025-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N841NE | Pilatus P3-05 |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32HG | Pilatus P3-05 |
Glauser Aviation LLC Houston, Texas |
Experimental | 2025-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N303G | Pilatus P3-03 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 2024-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N707MF | Pilatus P3-05 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2024-01-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N844DD | Pilatus P-3 MK II |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2023-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N831AS | Pilatus P3-05 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2023-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N849MD | Pilatus P3-05 |
Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2022-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N500KK | Pilatus P3-05 |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2021-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N826LT | Pilatus P3 |
Creative Aircraft Solutions LLC Danville, Illinois |
Experimental | 2019-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N865LT | Pilatus P3 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2019-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N869A | Pilatus P3-05 |
3G Classic Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
None on file | 2019-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N844LT | Pilatus P3 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2018-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81581 | Pilatus P3-05 |
Plane@Work LLC Blaine, Minnesota |
None on file | 2018-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N853P | Pilatus P3-05 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2016-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N816NH | Pilatus P3 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2016-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321RD | Pilatus P3-03 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2015-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N836HS | Pilatus P3-05 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2013-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N868G | Pilatus P3-05 |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Experimental | 2011-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N830AD | Pilatus P3-05 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2005-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N847LT | Pilatus P3 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2003-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N839A | Pilatus P3-05 |
Confederate Airforce CORP Lewes, Delaware |
Experimental | 2003-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N820LT | Pilatus P3 |
Lance Toland LTD Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 1999-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N838KP | Pilatus P3-05 |
Kapa International Santa Monica, California |
Experimental | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N842JM | Pilatus P3-05 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes |