Pilatus PC-7
19 on the U.S. register. Built from 1978 to 2000; half of them date from 1987 or earlier. California has the most (5). 74% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
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About the PC-7 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprops
- Power
- Turboprop, 1 engine
- Common engines
- P&W Pt6A Ser (11), P&W Canada Pt6A-25A (4), P&W Canada Pt6A-60A (1)
- Fuel
- Jet A
- Seats
- 2
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Pilatus
- Registered
- earliest certificate October 8, 1996; newest September 15, 2025
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | 11 | 58% |
| Individual | 5 | 26% |
| Corporation | 3 | 16% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC-7 | 19 | 1978 to 2000 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 5 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 16 | 84% |
| Restricted | 1 | 5% |
| None on file | 1 | 5% |
| Experimental | 1 | 5% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Lewis Aeronautical LLC | 2 |
| Tentacle CORP | 1 |
| Spitfire Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Southern Palms Leasing LLC | 1 |
| Sbma Services LLC | 1 |
| Hangar C-403 LLC | 1 |
| Fb Aviation Services LLC | 1 |
| Eastern Stearman INC Trustee | 1 |
| Dillon Aero INC | 1 |
| Comanche Maverick Air LLC | 1 |
| Als Aviation LLC | 1 |
| A C Sunni LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Lewis Aeronautical LLC · Sbma Services LLC · Eastern Stearman INC Trustee · Dillon Aero INC · Comanche Maverick Air LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 1 fatal
The 1 most recent of 1 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 PC-7 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
19 as of November 3, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Pilatus PC-7s?
California, with 5.
Who owns the Pilatus PC-7?
74% 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 PC-7s on the register built?
Between 1978 and 2000; half of them in 1987 or earlier.
How many Pilatus PC-7 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 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 PC-7 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 PC-7 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A50EU, held by Pilatus Aircraft LTD.). The FAA has issued 26 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about engine. Operators and repair shops have filed 9 failure reports with the FAA since 2005, 4 of them in the last ten years: about 7.0 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine. 10 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Century Flight Systems INC.
FAA orders 26 airworthiness directives · newest first
All orders naming the Pilatus PC-7
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 8 | 31% |
| Landing gear | 5 | 19% |
| Flight controls | 5 | 19% |
| Airframe structure | 3 | 12% |
| Other and general | 2 | 8% |
| Electrical power | 2 | 8% |
| Cabin, seats and restraints | 1 | 4% |
Failure reports 9 since 2005 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 05 | 2 |
| 06 | 1 |
| 07 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 23 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 8 | 89% |
| Landing gear | 1 | 11% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Engine | 4 |
| Bleed Valve | 1 |
| Chip Detector | 1 |
| Drive Shaft | 1 |
| Line | 1 |
| Shimmy Dampener | 1 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 44 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: fuel pump (8), sealed lead (3), gasket marker (3), gasket elt (2), fuel boost (2), ejector pump (2), cone (2), bushing (2), tube (1), skytrax (1).
Approved modifications 10 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
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 PC-7 links to the rest of the register
- Pilatus 403 aircraft on the register
- Pilatus PC-7 19 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Pratt & Whitney PT6A series 11 of these aircraft · 750 hp
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25A 4 of these aircraft · 550 hp
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C 1 of these aircraft · 750 hp
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A 1 of these aircraft · 1050 hp
- California 5 of these aircraft
- Texas 3 of these aircraft
- Oregon 3 of these aircraft
- Arizona 2 of these aircraft
- Washington 1 of these aircraft
- Lewis Aeronautical LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Tentacle CORP 1 of these aircraft
- Spitfire Aviation LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Southern Palms Leasing LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Sbma Services LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the PC-7 1 cases since 1982 · 1 fatal
- FAA orders naming the PC-7 26 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the PC-7 9 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the PC-7 10 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/pilatus/pc-7.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 19
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N828PC | Pilatus PC-7 |
Sbma Services LLC Mcclellan, California |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N902AK | Pilatus PC-7 |
Dillon Aero INC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1NG | Pilatus PC-7 |
Lewis Aeronautical LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N548MB | Pilatus PC-7 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2025-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N101PC | Pilatus PC-7 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66PN | Pilatus PC-7 |
Individual owner Oregon |
None on file | 2023-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6AT | Pilatus PC-7 |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2022-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N618S | Pilatus PC-7 |
Lewis Aeronautical LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2022-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N816BP | Pilatus PC-7 |
Als Aviation LLC Westlake Village, California |
Standard | 2021-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60LT | Pilatus PC-7 |
Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2021-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98VK | Pilatus PC-7 |
Fb Aviation Services LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N795MK | Pilatus PC-7 |
Southern Palms Leasing LLC Sarasota, Florida |
Standard | 2017-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N519AH | Pilatus PC-7 |
Comanche Maverick Air LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2016-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76XC | Pilatus PC-7 |
Hangar C-403 LLC Walnut Creek, California |
Standard | 2013-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N807JH | Pilatus PC-7 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2012-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901AK | Pilatus PC-7 |
A C Sunni LLC Santa Monica, California |
Standard | 2012-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N517GM | Pilatus PC-7 |
Spitfire Aviation LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Restricted | 2009-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N870 | Pilatus PC-7 |
A & S Aviation LLC Chesterfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2003-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N717LE | Pilatus PC-7 |
Tentacle CORP Walnut Creek, California |
Standard | 1996-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |