Single-engine turboprop

N281M

Pilatus PC-12 Pro

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
3119
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Pilatus Aircraft USA Ltd (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Broomfield, CO
Registration record

N281M on the FAA register

Type
Pilatus PC-12 Pro (FAA: Pilatus PC-12/47G)
Serial
3119
Engines
1
Registered owner
Pilatus Aircraft USA Ltd
Broomfield, CO
Certificate issued
2026-09-24
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-09-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A2D2C5
Mode S (octal)
50551305
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,800 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N281M to the current registrant.
  • 2012-09-24
    N281M previously assigned to a Beechcraft C-45H (s/n AF-644); cancelled.
  • 1933-02-03
    N281M previously assigned to a Homebuilt JC-2 (s/n LR-1); cancelled.
Overview

About N281M

N281M is a Pilatus PC-12 Pro (FAA model PC-12/47G), serial number 3119. The FAA register lists Pilatus Aircraft USA Ltd as the registrant in Broomfield, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2026 and expires on September 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a range of about 1,800 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N281M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Range
1,800 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,485 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,170 ft

Published figures for the Pilatus PC-12 Pro type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-06-29 Accident · Slatington,Pa, 38 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2966
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C45H — a different aircraft that carried the N281M 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.