Single-engine turboprop

N986AC

2018 Pilatus PC-12 NG

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
1786
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Avera Mckennan (Corporation)
Based
Sioux Falls, SD
2018 Pilatus PC-12 NG
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Registration record

N986AC on the FAA register

Type
2018 Pilatus PC-12 NG (FAA: Pilatus PC-12/47E)
Serial
1786
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P
Registered owner
Avera Mckennan
Sioux Falls, SD
Certificate issued
2018-08-09
Airworthiness date
2018-04-16
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADC171
Mode S (octal)
53340561
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,600 nm
Cruise (type)
255 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$4,061,250 to $5,021,250
Middle half of 6 live Pilatus PC-12 NG listings, 2008–2018 models (median $4,747,500). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N986AC.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-08-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N986AC to the current registrant.
  • 2018-04-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2007-02-07
    N986AC previously assigned to a Cessna 172L Skyhawk (s/n 17259289); cancelled.
Overview

About N986AC

N986AC is a 2018 Pilatus PC-12 NG (FAA model PC-12/47E), serial number 1786. The FAA register lists Avera Mckennan as the registrant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 9, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P engine and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 255 knots and a range of about 1,600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 16, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N986AC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
255 kt
Range
1,600 nm
Fuel burn
73 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-09-17 Accident · Kill Devil Hlls, NC Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ATL04CA188
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172L — a different aircraft that carried the N986AC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with a downdraft on final approach, which resulted in a loss of control of the airplane and subsequent collision with the ground.

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.