Single-engine turboprop

N278WC

1999 Pilatus PC-12/45

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
278
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N278Wc LLC (LLC)
Based
Greer, SC
1999 Pilatus PC-12/45
Representative photo of a Pilatus PC-12/45. Not a photo of N278WC.
Registration record

N278WC on the FAA register

Type
1999 Pilatus PC-12/45
Serial
278
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series
Registered owner
N278Wc LLC
Greer, SC
Certificate issued
2025-12-15
Airworthiness date
1999-09-14
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2C62B
Mode S (octal)
50543053
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 N278WC.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N278WC.
  • 1999-09-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N278WC

N278WC is a 1999 Pilatus PC-12/45, serial number 278. The FAA register lists N278Wc LLC as the registrant in Greer, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 15, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series 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 September 14, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N278WC.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N278WC.

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.