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N281M

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47G

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 3119

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Sep 30, 2033.

Registered owner

Pilatus Aircraft USA Ltd

Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
Address: 12300 Pilatus Way, Broomfield, CO 80021
Fleet: 48 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47G
Year built: —
Serial number: 3119
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboprop
Seats: 10
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated
Mode S code: A2D2C5 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 24, 2026 · last FAA action Sep 24, 2026

Past registrations of N281M

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Sep 24, 2012 Beech C-45H · serial AF-644 Jones James W · Haleyville, AL
Feb 3, 1933 1929 Church James JC-2 · serial LR-1 Church James · Chicago, IL

What a Pilatus PC-12 looks likePhoto of a Pilatus PC-12, not this aircraft: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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