Single-engine turboprop

N489PC

1971 Pilatus PC-9/A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
516
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-62
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tuca 27 LLC (LLC)
Based
Lewes, DE
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Registration record

N489PC on the FAA register

Type
1971 Pilatus PC-9/A
Serial
516
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-62
Registered owner
Tuca 27 LLC
Lewes, DE
Certificate issued
2021-12-08
Airworthiness date
2022-09-02
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A60B50
Mode S (octal)
51405520
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

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-09-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2021-12-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N489PC.
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N489PC

N489PC is a 1971 Pilatus PC-9/A, serial number 516. The FAA register lists Tuca 27 LLC as the registrant in Lewes, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 8, 2021 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-62 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 September 2, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N489PC.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N489PC.

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.