Accident · destroyed
Aug 28, 2003 · Vigo Park, TXThe loss of propeller pitch control for undetermined reasons.
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Injuries
- None
- Report
- FTW03LA209
From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW03LA209)
N394R1966 Pilatus Porter PC-6/C-H2
DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 19, 2005.
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Aug 2003)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Decatur, TX
- Certificate issued
- Mar 1, 1995
- Canceled
- May 19, 2005
- Airworthiness
- Standard
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 Porter
- Model
- PC-6/C-H2
- Year
- 1966
- Serial number
- 599
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A4931C
Engine
- Make and model
- Airesearch 331 Ser 605hp
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 605 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1995 – 2005Individual ownerDecatur, TX
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
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.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
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.
- Landing gear · strut · corrodedJul 1, 1995
HOT TURBINE EXHAUST IS DIRECTED ON TO LANDING GEAR V-STRUT (LEFT SIDE), CAUSING CORROSION INSIDE STEEL V-STRUT AT ABOUT MID-POINT OF STRUT. THIS UNIT HAD ABOUT 18 INCHES OF CORROSION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026