Single-engine turboprop

N242MA

2000 Pilatus PC-12/45

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
306
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
242Ma LLC (LLC)
Based
Chicago, IL
2000 Pilatus PC-12/45
Representative photo of a Pilatus PC-12/45. Not a photo of N242MA.
Registration record

N242MA on the FAA register

Type
2000 Pilatus PC-12/45
Serial
306
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
Registered owner
242Ma LLC
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2023-01-27
Airworthiness date
2022-07-17
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A23881
Mode S (octal)
50434201
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,700 nm
Cruise (type)
250 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$2,387,500 to $3,323,750
Middle half of 6 live Pilatus PC-12/45 listings, 1997–2000 models (median $3,242,500). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N242MA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N242MA.
  • 2022-07-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2000
    Manufactured (2000).
Overview

About N242MA

N242MA is a 2000 Pilatus PC-12/45, serial number 306. The FAA register lists 242Ma LLC as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 27, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B engine and 12 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 250 knots and a range of about 1,700 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 17, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N242MA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
250 kt
Range
1,700 nm
Power / thrust (each)
1200
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,300 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,830 ft
Fuel burn
72 gph

Published figures for the Pilatus PC-12/45 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Pilatus PC-12/45 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-09-09 Incident · Chicago, IL Damage: Minor NTSB · CHI85IA369
Reported aircraft: Fokker F27-500 — a different aircraft that carried the N242MA registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.