Single-engine piston

N863A

1958 Pilatus P3-05

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1958
Serial
501-50
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming GO-480-G2F6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Great Circle LLC (LLC)
Based
Charleston, SC
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1958 Pilatus P3-05
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Registration record

N863A on the FAA register

Type
1958 Pilatus P3-05
Serial
501-50
Engines
Lycoming GO-480-G2F6
Registered owner
Great Circle LLC
Charleston, SC
Certificate issued
2021-05-14
Airworthiness date
2022-06-10
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
ABD9FC
Mode S (octal)
52754774
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2021-05-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N863A to the current registrant.
  • 1994-04-26
    N863A previously assigned to a Piper PA-22 (s/n 22166); cancelled.
  • 1958
    Manufactured (1958).
Overview

About N863A

N863A is a 1958 Pilatus P3-05, serial number 501-50. The FAA register lists Great Circle LLC as the registrant in Charleston, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 14, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming GO-480-G2F6 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated June 10, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N863A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-01-03 Accident · Stanley, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI88LA043
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N863A 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.