Single-engine turboprop

N48GA

2006 Pilatus PC-12/47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
780
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Apollo Aero LLC (LLC)
Based
Fargo, ND
2006 Pilatus PC-12/47
Representative photo of a Pilatus PC-12/47. Not a photo of N48GA.
Registration record

N48GA on the FAA register

Type
2006 Pilatus PC-12/47
Serial
780
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
Registered owner
Apollo Aero LLC
Fargo, ND
Certificate issued
2018-08-06
Airworthiness date
2006-12-27
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5E6D7
Mode S (octal)
51363327
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

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-08-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N48GA.
  • 2006-12-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N48GA

N48GA is a 2006 Pilatus PC-12/47, serial number 780. The FAA register lists Apollo Aero LLC as the registrant in Fargo, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 6, 2018 and expires on August 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 December 27, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N48GA. 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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-07-14 Accident · Moultonboro, NH Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · NYC01LA175
Reported aircraft: Yakovlev 52 — a different aircraft that carried the N48GA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A clogged fuel vent line due to a mud dauber nest, and rough terrain, including a large hole, in the forced landing field.

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.