Single-engine turboprop

N79CS

1995 Pilatus PC-12/45

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
125
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Fort Dodge, IA
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1995 Pilatus PC-12/45
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Registration record

N79CS on the FAA register

Type
1995 Pilatus PC-12/45
Serial
125
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fort Dodge, IA
Certificate issued
2022-01-22
Airworthiness date
2019-05-24
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAB5EF
Mode S (octal)
52532757
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 N79CS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-01-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N79CS to the current registrant.
  • 2019-05-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2012-10-22
    N79CS previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 7 (s/n 7879); cancelled.
  • 1995
    Manufactured (1995).
Overview

About N79CS

N79CS is a 1995 Pilatus PC-12/45, serial number 125. It is registered to co-owners in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 22, 2022 and expires on January 31, 2029.

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 May 24, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N79CS. 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

1980-06-24 Accident · Elbert,Co, 06 Damage: None NTSB · 3 2524
Reported aircraft: Bln Works FF-7 — a different aircraft that carried the N79CS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: KTS.

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.