Single-engine turboprop

N898DC

1990 Pilatus PC-9

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1990
Serial
182
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rare Air Aviation Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Santa Rosa, CA
Registration record

N898DC on the FAA register

Type
1990 Pilatus PC-9
Serial
182
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Rare Air Aviation Services LLC
Santa Rosa, CA
Certificate issued
2018-04-10
Airworthiness date
2016-07-20
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AC635A
Mode S (octal)
53061532
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

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N898DC.
  • 2016-07-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1990
    Manufactured (1990).
Overview

About N898DC

N898DC is a 1990 Pilatus PC-9, serial number 182. The FAA register lists Rare Air Aviation Services LLC as the registrant in Santa Rosa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2018 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG 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 experimental category (exhibition), dated July 20, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N898DC.

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-9 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N898DC.

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.