Single-engine turboprop

N8171E

Pilatus PC-6 Porter

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
859
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lazy Ta Legend Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N8171E on the FAA register

Type
Pilatus PC-6 Porter (FAA: Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4)
Serial
859
Engines
1
Registered owner
Lazy Ta Legend Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2022-12-12
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
AB25DD
Mode S (octal)
52622735
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N8171E to the current registrant.
  • 1995-08-17
    N8171E previously assigned to a Mooney M20A (s/n 1442); cancelled.
Overview

About N8171E

N8171E is a Pilatus PC-6 Porter (FAA model PC-6/B2-H4), serial number 859. The FAA register lists Lazy Ta Legend Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 12, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop and 8 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8171E. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-01-11 Accident · Utica,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0008
Reported aircraft: M00Ney M20A — a different aircraft that carried the N8171E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ASON FOR HI FAN SPEED NOT DTRMD CONCLUSIVELY.

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.