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N497PC

2003 Pilatus PC-12/45

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 497

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Sep 30, 2028.

Registered owner

US Department of Homeland Security

Owner type: Government
Address: 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Rm 6.4a, Washington, DC 20229
Also named: US Customs & Border Protection; Office of Air & Marine
Fleet: 61 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Pilatus PC-12/45
Year built: 2003
Serial number: 497
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboprop · P&w PT6A SER · 750 hp
Seats: 12
Weight class: 12,500 to 19,999 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Feb 2, 2005)
Mode S code: A62B61 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Oct 28, 2003 · last FAA action Jun 10, 2023

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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