Single-engine turboprop

N903SM

1995 Pilatus PC-12/45

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
131
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sterling Air Service LLC (LLC)
Based
Corpus Christi, TX
1995 Pilatus PC-12/45
Representative photo of a Pilatus PC-12/45. Not a photo of N903SM.
Registration record

N903SM on the FAA register

Type
1995 Pilatus PC-12/45
Serial
131
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Sterling Air Service LLC
Corpus Christi, TX
Certificate issued
2014-11-20
Airworthiness date
1998-11-20
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC7BED
Mode S (octal)
53075755
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 N903SM.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-11-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N903SM.
  • 1998-11-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1995
    Manufactured (1995).
Overview

About N903SM

N903SM is a 1995 Pilatus PC-12/45, serial number 131. The FAA register lists Sterling Air Service LLC as the registrant in Corpus Christi, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 20, 2014 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney PT6A series 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 November 20, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N903SM.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N903SM.

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.