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Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47E

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 1649

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Feb 28, 2030.

Registered owner

Wilmington Trust Co Trustee

Owner type: Corporation
Address: Corporate Trust Admin 1100 N Market St, Wilmington, DE 19890
Fleet: 625 aircraft registered to this owner

Registered to a trustee: the bank or trust company holds title for a beneficial owner who isn't named in the public registry. How owner trusts work.

Aircraft

Make and model: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47E
Year built: —
Serial number: 1649
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Turboprop
Seats: 11
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated
Mode S code: AA8F8B (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 3, 2017 · last FAA action Oct 7, 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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