Single-engine turboprop

N781DL

2000 Pilatus PC-12/45

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
334
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rice Flying LLC (LLC)
Based
Poplar Bluff, MO
2000 Pilatus PC-12/45
Representative photo of a Pilatus PC-12/45. Not a photo of N781DL.
Registration record

N781DL on the FAA register

Type
2000 Pilatus PC-12/45
Serial
334
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
Registered owner
Rice Flying LLC
Poplar Bluff, MO
Certificate issued
2023-06-29
Airworthiness date
2022-12-27
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA9493
Mode S (octal)
52512223
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 N781DL.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N781DL to the current registrant.
  • 2022-12-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2000
    Manufactured (2000).
  • 1996-01-25
    N781DL previously assigned to a Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (s/n 193A1003); cancelled.
Overview

About N781DL

N781DL is a 2000 Pilatus PC-12/45, serial number 334. The FAA register lists Rice Flying LLC as the registrant in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 29, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

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, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N781DL. 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-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

1995-08-24 Accident · Pacific Ocean, PO Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX95FA303
Reported aircraft: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N781DL registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: inadequate certification/approval of the airframe structure. Contributing was the lack of required inspections of the failure area.

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.