Single-engine turboprop

N289PC

1991 Pilatus PC-9/A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
546
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tuca 27 LLC (LLC)
Based
Lewes, DE
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Registration record

N289PC on the FAA register

Type
1991 Pilatus PC-9/A
Serial
546
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series
Registered owner
Tuca 27 LLC
Lewes, DE
Certificate issued
2021-05-11
Airworthiness date
2022-02-03
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2F0B2
Mode S (octal)
50570262
Seats (type)
2
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).
  • 2022-02-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2021-05-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N289PC to the current registrant.
  • 2014-09-29
    N289PC previously assigned to a Piper Lance II (s/n 32R-7985093); cancelled.
  • 1991
    Manufactured (1991).
Overview

About N289PC

N289PC is a 1991 Pilatus PC-9/A, serial number 546. The FAA register lists Tuca 27 LLC as the registrant in Lewes, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 11, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series engine and 2 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 experimental category (exhibition), dated February 3, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N289PC. 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-9/A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-08-24 Accident · Hattiesburg, MS Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA90LA173
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32RT-300 — a different aircraft that carried the N289PC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED PRIOR TO LIFTOFF DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF. THE PILOT THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT ALSO DELAYED IN HIS DECISION TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.

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.