# N868G: 1959 Pilatus P3-05

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pilatus P3-05](https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-p3-05) (registry code 7090101, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521)
- Serial number: 506-55
- Year built: 1959
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: January 23, 2012
- Certificate issued: October 3, 2011
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: ABED25
- Registered owner: [Merriman Joel A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRIMAN%20JOEL%20A)
- Location: [Elkhorn, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Elkhorn)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2774° N, 96.2490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68022, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=868G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N868G

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming GO-435C&D model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Pilatus P3-05)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming GO-435C&D series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-16-26](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-16-26): Fuselage  Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG Models P3-03 and P3-05 Main Frame 3  Wing to Fuselage Attachment Bolts -Inspection. Issued Oct 6, 2016
- [SAIB CE-20-08](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-20-08) (historical): ATA 53 Fuselage - Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG P3 models -Fuselage to Horizontal Tail Fittings - Identification, Repetitive Inspections. Issued Apr 21, 2020

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N868G.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N868G.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N868G

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N868G before.

- [Cancelled 1971-02-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N868G-1971-02-24): Grumman G-1159, S/N 28. Owner: [Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRUMMAN%20AIRCRAFT%20ENGINEERING%20CORPORATION), [Bethpage, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Bethpage)

## Related

- Other Pilatus P3-05 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-p3-05/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming GO-435C&D series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series.md

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