Single-engine turboprop

N870

1993 Pilatus PC-7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1993
Serial
607
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
A & S Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Chesterfield, MO
1993 Pilatus PC-7
Representative photo of a Pilatus PC-7. Not a photo of N870.
Registration record

N870 on the FAA register

Type
1993 Pilatus PC-7
Serial
607
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
A & S Aviation LLC
Chesterfield, MO
Certificate issued
2003-12-29
Airworthiness date
1998-11-18
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
ABF655
Mode S (octal)
52773125
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,700 nm
Cruise (type)
250 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-12-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N870 to the current registrant.
  • 1998-11-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
  • 1993
    Manufactured (1993).
  • 1933-02-02
    N870 previously assigned to a Eaglerock Long WING Eaglerock (s/n 233); cancelled.
Overview

About N870

N870 is a 1993 Pilatus PC-7, serial number 607. The FAA register lists A & S Aviation LLC as the registrant in Chesterfield, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 29, 2003 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engine and 2 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 (acrobatic), dated November 18, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N870. 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-7 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-07-01 Accident · Bangor,Me, 19 Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · 3 1990
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S-58T — a different aircraft that carried the N870 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HANGAR,DEBRIS HIT GND ATNDNT.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Pilatus PC-7 aircraft

All 19 Pilatus PC-7 registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Missouri

All 5,813 aircraft registered in Missouri →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine turboprops on the register

More from Pilatus

Pilatus models on the register

Own N870?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Pilatus aircraft for sale· Aircraft registered in Missouri· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.