# N68PK: 1999 Pilatus PC-12/45, registration cancelled 2018-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Pilatus PC-12/45](https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-45) (registry code 7090551)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (registry code 52118)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A78EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A78EU), [TCDS E26NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E26NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 265
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 1999
- Certificate issued: February 14, 2012
- Last registry action: February 14, 2012
- Mode S code: A9022D
- Owner when cancelled: [Regions Equipment Finance Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REGIONS%20EQUIPMENT%20FINANCE%20CORP)
- Location: [Birmingham, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Birmingham)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5184° N, 86.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35203, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68PK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68PK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68PK-2018-01-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Pilatus PC-12/45: https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-45.md

## 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 ERA13FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA115), Jan 16, 2013: Pilatus PC-12/45 (N68PK), Burlington, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control due to spatial disorientation during the initial climb after takeoff in night instrument flight rules conditions.

## 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 20130116001049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130116001049A), Jan 16, 2013: Pilatus PC-12/45 (N68PK), Burlington, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot departed buy on an IFR flight plan. During climb-out before being radar identified the pilot apparently lost control of the aircraft and crashed.

## Other aircraft with N68PK

- [Cancelled 1986-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68PK-1986-03-19): Partenavia P 68 C/TC, S/N 34135TC. Exported to Italy. Owner: [Devore Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEVORE%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

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