Light jet

N253DG

2020 Pilatus PC-24

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
171
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-4A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Baja Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Livermore, CA
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2020 Pilatus PC-24
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Registration record

N253DG on the FAA register

Type
2020 Pilatus PC-24
Serial
171
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-4A
Registered owner
Baja Aviation LLC
Livermore, CA
Certificate issued
2025-09-25
Airworthiness date
2022-10-18
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A262F5
Mode S (octal)
50461365
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,900 nm
Cruise (type)
390 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$10,195,000 to $12,350,000
Middle half of 7 live Pilatus PC-24 listings, 2018–2023 models (median $10,450,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N253DG.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N253DG to the current registrant.
  • 2022-10-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2020
    Manufactured (2020).
  • 2015-09-04
    N253DG previously assigned to a Homebuilt Zodiac 601XL (s/n 6-5247); cancelled.
Overview

About N253DG

N253DG is a 2020 Pilatus PC-24, serial number 171. The FAA register lists Baja Aviation LLC as the registrant in Livermore, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 25, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Williams FJ44-4A engines and 9 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 390 knots and a range of about 1,900 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 18, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N253DG. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
390 kt
Range
1,900 nm
Power / thrust (each)
1200
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,300 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,830 ft
Fuel burn
181 gph

Published figures for the Pilatus PC-24 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Pilatus PC-24 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2015-06-29 Accident · Seagoville, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN15LA286
Reported aircraft: Don W Guice Zodiac 601XL — a different aircraft that carried the N253DG registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The engine overheating, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power, due to the pilot's operation of the engine with a higher-than-specified oil quantity level.

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.