Single-engine turboprop

N55WP

1995 Pilatus PC-12/45

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
127
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Richardson Farms Outfitters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Pittsfield, IL
1995 Pilatus PC-12/45
Representative photo of a Pilatus PC-12/45. Not a photo of N55WP.
Registration record

N55WP on the FAA register

Type
1995 Pilatus PC-12/45
Serial
127
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Richardson Farms Outfitters Inc
Pittsfield, IL
Certificate issued
2024-08-15
Airworthiness date
1995-11-21
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6FF14
Mode S (octal)
51577424
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
Market asking range
$2,387,500 to $3,323,750
Middle half of 6 live Pilatus PC-12/45 listings, 1997–2000 models (median $3,242,500). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N55WP.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N55WP to the current registrant.
  • 1995-11-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1988-01-18
    N55WP previously assigned to a Piper Arrow II (s/n 28R-7635356); cancelled.
Overview

About N55WP

N55WP is a 1995 Pilatus PC-12/45, serial number 127. The FAA register lists Richardson Farms Outfitters Inc as the registrant in Pittsfield, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 15, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney PT6A series 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 November 21, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N55WP. 2 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

Published figures for the Pilatus PC-12/45 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Pilatus PC-12/45 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-01-18 Accident · Barnardsville, NC Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL88FA081
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28R-200 — a different aircraft that carried the N55WP registration before this airframe.
1982-04-22 Accident · Savage, MT Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN82DA065
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N55WP 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.