Single-engine turboprop

N281H

2007 Pilatus PC-12/47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
799
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sterling Air Service LLC (LLC)
Based
Corpus Christi, TX
2007 Pilatus PC-12/47
Representative photo of a Pilatus PC-12/47. Not a photo of N281H.
Registration record

N281H on the FAA register

Type
2007 Pilatus PC-12/47
Serial
799
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
Registered owner
Sterling Air Service LLC
Corpus Christi, TX
Certificate issued
2015-05-28
Airworthiness date
2007-03-06
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2D261
Mode S (octal)
50551141
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,700 nm
Cruise (type)
250 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-05-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N281H to the current registrant.
  • 2009-10-14
    N281H previously assigned to a Beechcraft C-45H (s/n AF-694); cancelled.
  • 2007-03-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1940-08-30
    N281H previously assigned to a General Aircraft 102-E (s/n 23); cancelled.
Overview

About N281H

N281H is a 2007 Pilatus PC-12/47, serial number 799. The FAA register lists Sterling Air Service LLC as the registrant in Corpus Christi, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 28, 2015 and expires on May 31, 2028.

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 March 6, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N281H. 3 earlier records involve 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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-03-25 Accident · San Benito,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0759
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C45H — a different aircraft that carried the N281H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FOUND IN TANK AFTER ACCIDENT.
1973-08-17 Accident · Los Angeles,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2902
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C-45H — a different aircraft that carried the N281H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ED WEAKENED RT DRAG LINK FAILING MN LDNG GR.
1972-09-13 Accident · Santa Maria,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3632
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft D18S — a different aircraft that carried the N281H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: GLIDE SLOPE,HIT MIDDLE MRKR,ABORTED LDG.

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.