N868G - 1959 Pilatus P3-05 Aircraft Registration

N868G is a 1959 Pilatus P3-05, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Merriman Joel A in Elkhorn, NE. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 23, 2012. The registration certificate was issued on October 3, 2011. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming GO-435C&D SER engine producing 260 horsepower, N868G is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABED25 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N868G was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 41.4502, -96.5229 on November 11, 2024. The FAA registry record for N868G was last updated on March 24, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Pilatus P-3, Switzerland's first post-war military trainer aircraft, established Pilatus Aircraft as a leading manufacturer of propeller-driven training aircraft. First flown on September 3, 1953, it was an all-metal low-wing monoplane with tandem seating and retractable tricycle landing gear, powered by a 260-horsepower Lycoming engine. With precise controls ideal for instruction and a length of approximately 28 feet, the P-3 was manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft in Stans, Switzerland from 1953 to the early 1960s. AviatorDB tracks 558 Pilatus aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is PP3.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N868G. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.