N5DM

PILATUS PC-12/45 · 2000 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 12 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: GUARDIAN FLIGHT LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Guardian Flight, LLC. (G1IA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator
DONALD L. MCCOYOperatoron 1982-06-11Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 1982-06-11 Operator named in NTSB report
LEARJET 23 No injuries Part 91DONALD L. MCCOY

Operated by DONALD L. MCCOY (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case FTW82FPD14

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

3 reports on file, 2013-03-14 – 2026-03-30.

NO WARNING INDICATION · 2026-03-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3416

Part: ALTIMETER — FAILED (ZONE 200) · airframe 8,032 hrs · 10,817 cycles

CLIMBING THROUGH 190 THE PILOT SIDE ALTIMETER FAILED, ON DECENT IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN UPON REACHING 17,000. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO ATC.

Source: SDR G1IA20260330107
NO WARNING INDICATION · 2026-02-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3416

Part: ALTIMETER — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 7,909 hrs · 10,746 cycles

NR 1 ALTIMETER FAILED DURING DESCENT INTO GUP FROM FL230.

Source: SDR G1IA20260212105
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2013-03-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3150

Part: DISPLAY — FAILED (ZONE 200) · airframe 2,427 hrs · 3,482 cycles

PILOT REPORTED: SIX MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, CAWS PANEL FAILED, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE CAWS PANEL. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED SAFELY. CAWS DISPLAY PANEL WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY, IT WAS CONFIRMED BY A ELECTRICAL AND SMOKE ODOR FROM THE UNIT. CAWS PANEL AND CONTROL UNIT WERE REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS IAW AMM 12-A-31-50-02-00A-920A-A, 12-A-31-50-01-00A-920A-A. THE CENTRAL ADVISORY SYS TESTED GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND IAW AMM 12-A-31-50-00-00A-903A-A.

Source: SDR 5APR20130314124