N129JW1996 Pilatus PC-12/45
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198243 ADs may apply11 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Certificate issued
- May 24, 2012
- Expires
- May 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jan 22, 2009
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Pilatus
- Model
- PC-12/45
- Year
- 1996
- Serial number
- 129
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 12
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Mode S code
- A075FE
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Pt6a Ser
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 750 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2012 – nowAir Methods LLCGreenwood Village, CO · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (43)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-07 | Main Landing Gear Attach Section | Jun 3, 2024 | Airframe (PC-12/45) |
| 2023-09-12 | Air Conditioning System Wiring | Jul 5, 2023 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 466; 467; 725; 861; 1032; 1052; … |
| 2021-24-01 | Aerodynamic Faring | Jan 13, 2022 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Only with: Spectre Lift Platform System installed in accordance with STC No. SA00634DE. |
| 2020-21-23 | Stabilizers | Dec 7, 2020 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Only with: Horizontal stabilizer rear attachment bolt P/N 555.10.12.139 marked with production order number FAUF 10169753, FAUF 10171067, or FAUF 10171267 installed. |
| 2016-18-05 | Power Plant | Oct 6, 2016 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Serial numbers per Figure 1 to paragraph (c)(1) of this AD (affected EMF serial numbers). Only with: Installed with engine mounting frame assembly P/N 571.20.12.036 with serial numbers 0001-1200, 1202-1272, 1275-1323, 1325-1328, 1334-1338, 1340, 1342, 1344-1346, 1348, 1349, 1358, 1361, or 1365. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-01 | Wings | Jul 15, 2016 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Only with: Airplanes delivered before January 1, 2015 (delivery date per issue date of EASA Form 52). |
| 2015-19-15 | Flight Controls | Nov 3, 2015 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 244; 307; 409; 646; 1447–1450; 1461; … |
| 2008-07-11 R1 | PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes | Mar 25, 2013 | Airframe (PC-12/45) |
| 2009-08-11 | PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | May 26, 2009 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–320 |
| 2009-05-07 | PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Models PC-12, PC-12/45, PC-12/47, and PC-12/47E Airplanes | Mar 30, 2009 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: PC-12 101–544; PC-12 546–888; PC-12/45 101–544; PC-12/45 546–888; PC-12/47 101–544; PC-12/47 546–888; … |
| 2008-02-03 | Pilatus Aircraft Limited Model PC-12, PC-12/45, and PC-12/47 Airplanes | Feb 20, 2008 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–749. Only with: Applies where Pilatus PC-12 Service Bulletin No. 32-020 has not been fully incorporated and with MLG assemblies, special bolts, or modification kits of listed P/Ns delivered before December 31, 2006 installed. |
| 2007-03-06 | Pilatus Aircraft Limited PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Mar 8, 2007 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Serial numbers per DeCrane Aircraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB05147 Revision B. Only with: Equipped with DeCrane executive passenger seats Model Number 4006, VPN 403150-1 or 403150-2, with seat serial numbers identified in DeCrane SB05147 Revision B. |
| 2006-16-13 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Sep 18, 2006 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–617 |
| 2005-22-13 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Dec 19, 2005 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–620 |
| 2005-22-04 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Dec 12, 2005 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–625 |
| 2005-11-06 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Jul 18, 2005 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–620 |
| 2005-04-16 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Mar 8, 2005 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 322–400 |
| 2005-01-11 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Feb 22, 2005 | Airframe (PC-12/45) |
| 2004-12-11 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Jul 26, 2004 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Only with: Equipped with an inboard and/or outboard flap flexshaft P/N 945.02.02.203 and/or P/N 945.02.02.204. |
| 2004-06-05 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | May 6, 2004 | Airframe (PC-12/45) |
| 2004-04-01 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-7, PC-12, and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Mar 29, 2004 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Only with: Equipped with Lear Romec engine-driven pump P/N RG9570M or RG9570M1 (PC-7), or P/N RG9570R1 (PC-12, PC-12/45). |
| 2003-20-15 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Oct 10, 2003 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–520. Only with: Fuel booster pump P/N 969.84.11.401, 968.84.11.403, or 968.84.11.404 installed. |
| 2003-11-17 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Jul 28, 2003 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–380; 382–385; 387–395; 398–406; 408; 409; … |
| 2003-09-11 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Jun 16, 2003 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Serial numbers per Decrane Aircraft, ERDA, Inc., Service Bulletin SB02010, Revision A. Only with: Passenger seat ERDA VPN 403008-1 or 403008-2 (Pilatus P/N 959.30.01.601, 959.30.01.602, 959.30.01.613, or 959.30.01.614) with seat serial number specified in ERDA SB02010 Rev A installed. |
| 2003-07-10 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | May 12, 2003 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 321; 401–457; 463. Only with: Overhead panel P/N 972.81.32.102 (or FAA-approved equivalent) installed that has not been modified to Mod A status. |
| 2001-25-10 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Jan 25, 2002 | Airframe (PC-12/45) |
| 2001-22-15 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Dec 26, 2001 | Airframe (PC-12/45) |
| 2001-11-02 | Pilatus Aircraft LTD Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Jul 23, 2001 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–289 |
| 2000-26-17 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Feb 24, 2001 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–320. Only with: Equipped with P/N 959.81.10.107 LH and P/N 959.81.10.108 RH windshields (PPG P/N NP172121-5 LH and NP172121-6 RH or FAA-approved equivalent part numbers). |
| 2000-21-14 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Dec 15, 2000 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–301. Only with: Equipped with torque oil-pressure tubes and py pressure pipe assemblies Pilatus P/N 577.11.12.105, P&WC P/N 3119969, or Pilatus P/N 577.11.12.104 (or FAA-approved equivalents). |
| 2000-11-14 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Jun 2, 2000 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Only with: Equipped with pneumatic deicing boots. |
| 2000-02-31 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Mar 27, 2000 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: …–180 |
| 99-24-09 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Jan 14, 2000 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–300 |
| 99-17-01 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Oct 1, 1999 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–239 |
| 99-06-17 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Jun 16, 1999 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–180 |
| 99-06-05 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Apr 16, 1999 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–227; 232 |
| 98-21-27 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Nov 26, 1998 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–230. Only with: Equipped with the corporate commuter cabin layout. |
| 98-20-28 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Nov 4, 1998 | Airframe (PC-12/45) |
| 98-11-01 R2 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Sep 22, 1998 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–230 |
| 98-11-20 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Jul 13, 1998 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: MSN 101–MSN 180. Only with: Airplanes that incorporate an executive cabin layout. |
| 98-08-26 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | May 29, 1998 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: MSN 001–MSN 168 |
| 98-07-18 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Apr 28, 1998 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: MSN 101–MSN 153 |
| 98-04-16 | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes | Apr 2, 1998 | Airframe (PC-12/45)Certain serial numbers: 101–169 |
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Service Difficulty Reports (11)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Air conditioning and pressurization · control valve · failedAug 13, 2024
ALL OF CREW NOTED A MELTING OR BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. WE WERE ABOUT TO BEGIN OUR DESCENT FOR BASE, AND WERE ONLY ABOUT 15 MINUTES OUT, WITH MULTIPLE ALTERNATIVE AIRPORTS BELOW/NEAR US IF THE SMELL GOT WORSE AND I BECAME MORE CONCERNED ABOUT AN IMMINENT CHANCE OF FIRE. I DECIDED CONTINUE TO BASE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · volt regulator · failedFeb 6, 2024
DUAL GENERATOR FAILURE WHEN HEATS/LIGHTS TURNED ON
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ice and rain protection · boot · malfunctionedJan 26, 2024
DE-ICE BOOTS MALFUNCTION AS INDICATED ON "CAWS" PANEL. PILOT WROTE UP DISCREPANCY IN LOG BOOK. AIRCRAFT BOOTS WERE DEFERRED ON MEL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO BASE. MAINTENANCE FOUND LH TAIL DE-ICE BOOT HAD A LONG CRACK IN IT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Autoflight · unknown · unknownDec 26, 2023
AT FL 230 PRESSURIZATION CONTROL WAS SET TO FL 230 AND SHOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CABIN PRESSURE OF APPROXIMATELY 6,300 FEET. THE CABIN PRESSURE INDICATOR WAS SHOWING 8,000 FEET. AS THE LAST TWO EVENTS, THERE WAS A SLIGHT SMELL, LIKE OVERHEATED RUBBER ON A MANIFOLD. BLEED HEATING WAS NOT WORKING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ice and rain protection · boot · failedOct 28, 2023
IN-FLIGHT DEICE BOOT FAILURE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. HAD BOOTS ACTIVATED FOR 25MIN AND THEN RECEIVED A CAUTION THAT BOOTS HAD FAILED. RAN QRH AND BOOTS FAILED AGAIN. INSPECTION FOUND AN APPROX. 3 IN TEAR IN LOWER LEFT INBOARD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ice and rain protection · timer · unserviceableApr 4, 2023
ON A FLIGHT FROM CNY TO GJT USING DE-ICE EQUIPMENT, THE AMBER "DE-ICE" CAWS LIGHT CAME ON WITH A VISUAL AND AURAL CAUTION LIGHT. FOLLOWED PC-12 QRH - GREEN "PROP DE-ICE" WAS NOT FLASHING AS PER CHECK LIST. FOLLOWED PROCEDURE ANYWAY, PROBLEM PERSISTED, PROCEEDED TO LAND AT GRAND JUNCTION WITH NO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · none · usedApr 6, 2022
LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS INSTALLED ON 16 MARCH 2022. THE LINE WAS NOT TOUCHING BUT APPARENTLY WAS INSTALLED WITHOUT SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE. AFTER THE INCIDENT ON 6 APRIL 2022, THE LINE STILL WAS NOT PHYSICALLY TOUCHING BUT THE TIRE HAD APPARENTLY BULGED AND CONTACTED THE LINE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · hotAug 7, 2019
ON CLIMB OUT ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, THE ENTIRE CREW NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A BURNING SMELL THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT. WE CANCELLED THE IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND ABORTED THE FLIGHT, TURNED TO RTB AND SECURED ALL UNNECESSARY CONSUMERS. UPON RETURN TO BASE, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE EMERGENCY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · hinge · crackedFeb 1, 2018
ON ENTRY TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE ATTACH LUG FOR THE LANYARD THAT HOLDS THE CREW ENTRANCE STEPS UP WAS CRACKED AND BROKE CREATING EXCESSIVE DOWNWARD FORCE AND CAUSING SEVERAL OTHER CRACKS ON THE AIRFRAME SIDE OF THE DOOR HINGE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · fitting · looseApr 20, 2017
OPE ECS/PRESSURIZATION FAIL ON CLIMB AT APPROXIMTELY 13000 FT, ALSO FAILED HOLDING CABIN PRESSURE ON MANUAL MODE. OPEN ACCESS PANEL BELOW COPILOT SEAT. FOUND A AN FITTING SLIGHTLY LOOSE ON CHECK VALVE NEXT TO EJECTOR, JET. REMOVED CHECK VALVE BY REMOVEING THE AN FITTINGS ON EACH SIDE. INSPECTED &…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026