N959MA2005 Pilatus PC-12/47
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198212 ADs may apply6 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Air Methods LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Greenwood Village, CO
- Certificate issued
- May 9, 2014
- Expires
- May 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 9, 2014
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-12/47
- Year
- 2005
- Serial number
- 684
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 12
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- AD572A
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pt6a-67b
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1200 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2014 – nowAir Methods LLCGreenwood Village, CO · current
- 2006 – 2007Antares Air INCLas Vegas, NV · different airframe: 2005 Piper Pa-32rt-301t S/N 3257395
- 2000 – 2001Individual ownerNekoosa, WI · different airframe: Piper Pa-23-250 S/N 27-3412
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 (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (12)
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-12/47) |
| 2024-04-51 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Engines | Mar 28, 2024 | Engine (PT6A-67B) |
| 2023-09-12 | Air Conditioning System Wiring | Jul 5, 2023 | Airframe (PC-12/47)Certain serial numbers: 466; 467; 725; 861; 1032; 1052; … |
| 2021-24-01 | Aerodynamic Faring | Jan 13, 2022 | Airframe (PC-12/47)Only with: Spectre Lift Platform System installed in accordance with STC No. SA00634DE. |
| 2020-21-23 | Stabilizers | Dec 7, 2020 | Airframe (PC-12/47)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. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-18-05 | Power Plant | Oct 6, 2016 | Airframe (PC-12/47)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. |
| 2016-12-01 | Wings | Jul 15, 2016 | Airframe (PC-12/47)Only with: Airplanes delivered before January 1, 2015 (delivery date per issue date of EASA Form 52). |
| 2015-14-10 | Flight Controls | Aug 20, 2015 | Airframe (PC-12/47)Certain serial numbers: PC-12/47 684–888; PC-12/47E 545; PC-12/47E 1001–1520 |
| 2008-07-11 R1 | PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. Airplanes | Mar 25, 2013 | Airframe (PC-12/47) |
| 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-12/47)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-12/47)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. |
| 2002-23-13 | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A Series Turboprop Engines | Dec 31, 2002 | Engine (PT6A-67B)Only with: Engines with turbine exhaust ducts P/N 3012290, 3031988, 3032117, 3035784, 3035786, 3105890-01, 3112167-01, or 3111780-01 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (6)
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.
- Engine controls · throttle · faultedApr 20, 2025
DURING CLIMBOUT, AT 8,000 FEET MSL, THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 20% OF THROTTLE LEVER TRAVEL. THE THROTTLE OPERATED NORMALLY THROUGH APPROXIMATELY THE FIRST 80% OF TRAVEL BUT TORQUE, TEMP, AND NG% WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ANY THROTTLE LEVEL MOVEMENT PAST APPROXIMATELY THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · filter · bypassingFeb 23, 2025
AFTER TAKEOFF OUT KLBF, DURING THE CLIMB OUT, THE CAWS PANEL FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I RAN THROUGH THE QRH CHECKLIST FOR THAT ANNUNCIATOR WHICH EXTINGUISHED THE ANNUNCIATOR AND THEN IMMEDIATELY ASKED ATC FOR A RETURN TO KLBF. A THEN SAFE AND UNEVENTFUL RETURN TO KLBF WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · pump · inoperativeDec 31, 2024
LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT DURING DESCENT. PER QRH, TURNED BOOST PUMPS TO ON AND CONTINUED DESCENT TRYING TO GET TO WARMER AIR. LOW PRESSURE LIGHT TURNED OFF. GIVEN ALTITUDE AND PROXIMITY TO DESTINATION, CONTINUED AS THIS WAS ALREADY ROUGHLY COINCIDING WITH OUR CURRENT DESCENT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Navigation · aoa · faultedAug 2, 2024
IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF THE STICK SHAKER ACTIVATED CONTINUOUSLY WITH THE PUSHER CAWS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO AIRPORT FOR LANDING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · pump · faultedApr 29, 2024
WE WERE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 210 IN NORMAL CRUISE. WE HAD BEEN AIRBORNE FOR 2+ HOURS. THE MASTER CAUTION ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I COULD SEE IT WAS FOR A FUEL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT. THE CAUTION LIGHT ON THE CAWS PANEL EXTINGUISHED BUT I WENT THRU THE LOW PRESSURE PROCEDURE FROM THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · unknown · unknownJun 29, 2023
I TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 30 AT KLBF AND, AFTER GEAR AND FLAP RETRACTION AT ABOUT 500FT AGL, THE BUS TIE POPPED OFFLINE ALONG WITH THE NON ESSENTIAL BUS. AFTER RUNNING THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST I RESET THE BIS TIE CIRCUIT BREAKER PER THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CHECKLIST AND THERE WERE NO FURTHER ISSUES…
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