N51RX — 2025 Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47E

Aircraft record

Serial number

2436

Manufacturer

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd

Model

PC-12/47E

Year

2025

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

P&w Canada Pt6e-67xp

Registration

Active

View the FAA registry record for N51RX →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN14FA462Aug 28, 2014Las Cruces, NMFatal · 4 fatal

   The misfueling of the airplane with jet fuel instead of the required aviation fuel, and the resultant detonation and a total loss of engine power during initial climb. Contributing to the accident were the line service technician's inadvertent misfueling of the airplane, the pilot's inadequate supervision of the fuel servicing, and the fixed-base operator's use of a small fuel nozzle on its jet fuel truck.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2025 Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47E).

1. Sep 2, 2025registered

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N51RX was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2025 Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47E above.

• until Mar 30, 2018Cessna 421C (s/n 421C0871)

Frequently asked

Has N51RX been in an accident?

Yes. N51RX appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2014.

What kind of aircraft is N51RX?

N51RX is a 2025 Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47E (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 2436.

Has N51RX been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N51RX (CEN14FA462) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.