# N109PL: 1949 Oerlikon Armnts PILATUS P-2/05

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Oerlikon Armnts PILATUS P-2/05](https://openairdocs.org/model/oerlikon-armnts-pilatus-p-2-05) (registry code 6560100, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 600-29
- Year built: 1949
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: January 4, 1984
- Mode S code: A02773
- Registered owner: [Sherman Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHERMAN%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [West Palm Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/West%20Palm%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.8037° N, 80.2171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33412, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=109PL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109PL

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Oerlikon Armnts PILATUS P-2/05)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA89LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA053), Dec 19, 1988: Pilatus P-2/05 (N109PL), St. Augustine, FL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19881219055139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881219055139A), Dec 19, 1988: Exper PILATUS (N109PL), St Augustine, FL, Destroyed. Trying to return, lost power on takeoff. Engine quit, hit trees and powerline. Crashed inverted. Magneto failed.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Oerlikon Armnts PILATUS P-2/05 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/oerlikon-armnts-pilatus-p-2-05/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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