Commercial authorisation
FAA Part 135 current listing1 operator
This aircraft is currently listed by the FAA as authorised for Part 135 operation. This does not prove that it has flown charter services. View operator details.
N224DE
FAA · N-Number United StatesV Valid Registration On watch list Updated
- Mode-S hex
-
A1F02D - Serial
- 313
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Manufacturer
- PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD
- Model
- PC-24
- Year
- 2023
Overview
Aircraft
Make / model- Manufacturer
- PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD
- Model
- PC-24
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Engines
- 2 × WILLIAMS FJ44-4A-QPM
- Seats
- 9
- Year
- 2023
Registrant
MASTER
LLC
OTTER AIR SERVICES LLC
REGISTRANT SINCE ·
Live tracking
Mode-S
Mode-S hex code (24-bit ICAO)
A1F02D
This is the unique transponder address this airframe broadcasts. It does not change when the registration changes hands.
Key dates
Lifecycle2023
Manufactured
Airworthy
Cert issued
Last action
Expires
Recent changes
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Technical
Airframe
ACFTREF- Manufacturer
- PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD
- Model
- PC-24
- Type aircraft
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Weight class
- Light
- Year mfr
- 2023
- Serial number
- 313
Powerplant
ENGINE ref- Manufacturer
- WILLIAMS
- Model
- FJ44-4A-QPM
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- # of engines
- 2
- Thrust
- 3,433 lbf
Capacity & weight
Performance- Seats
- 9
- Weight class
- Light
FAA uses a weight category code rather than exact pounds. Weight classifications reflect the aircraft type certificate data.
Registration
Status
Current
V
Valid Registration
The certificate is valid through . Last action by FAA .
Part 135 operators
Current FAA operator-and-aircraft list1 current
- OTTA
- OTTER AIR SERVICES LLC · 135
Currently listed by the FAA as authorised for Part 135 operation. Authorisation does not prove actual charter flights or ownership.
Certificate
Airworthiness- Type registrant
- LLC
- Airworthiness
- 1C
- Airworthy since
- Cert issued
- Last FAA action
- Expires
- Fractional owner
- No
- FAA region
- Great Lakes
Registrant
MASTER address
Active
- Owner name
- OTTER AIR SERVICES LLC
- Type
- LLC
- Registrant since
- Street
- 4175 CASSARD LN
- City
- GRAND RAPIDS, MI 495129750
- County
- 081
- Country
- United States
Safety
Safety records
1 on file
1
FAA Wildlife records on file
0 investigations ·
1 wildlife strike
26 Jul 2025
Most recent record
Unknown
Highest injury level
Undetermined minor
Worst aircraft damage
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19:07 1786544 FAA Wildlife Wildlife strike Location: CHICAGO EXECUTIVE ARPT, IL Injury: Unknown Damage: Undetermined minor
Record details
- Record match
- N-number match supported by model
- Aircraft
- PILATUS PC-24
- Occurrence
- Species: Canada goose; Phase: Take-off Run; Effect: Aborted Take-off
- Operator
- BUSINESS
- Species
- Canada goose
- Phase
- Take-off Run
- Effect
- Aborted Take-off
- Airport
- KPWK CHICAGO EXECUTIVE ARPT
- Components struck
- Radome, nose, wing/rotor, fuselage, landing gear
- Components damaged
- Radome
- Remarks
- During take off roll in KPWK on runway 16, we struck a flock of geese that were located on the ground, approximately 2000ft down the runway located on the left side of the runway up to the runway centerline. During the deceleration of the abort, the flock was struck. Aircraft was able to be taxied back to the ramp safely. No one onboard was injured, however the aircraft s left wing, nose cone, nose gear were covered in geese remains. 1.5.26 PER RD: REVISED TIME Time (local) 19:07 CDT and Time of Day Day (1.5 hours before sunset) on 26 July. MOR: N224DE, IFR PC24/L, STRUCK BIRDS WHILE ON TAKEOFF ROLL ON RWY 16 AT APPX 0013Z. THE BIRDSTRIKE OCCURRED BETWEEN TWY K2 AND TWY K3 NEAR THE CENTERLINE, THE BIRDS WERE DESCRIBED AS GEESE. THE A/C ABORTED TAKEOFF AND SLOWED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. C9O WAS NOTIFIED THAT RWY 16 WAS CLOSED. AT 0014Z THE A/C TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY AND RETURNED TO SIGNATURE FBO. AT 0017Z THE AIRPORT OPS WERE REACHED BY PHONE TO REQUEST A RUNWAY INSPECTION AND FOD REMOVAL. THE PIC (MAURIZIO LAFRANCO / (616) 309-7385) WAS ASKED TO CALL THE TOWER. AT APPX 0023Z CAPT LAFRANCO CALLED AND PROVIDED DETAILS FOR THE DASH 9. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND THE AC DID NOT APPEAR DAMAGED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MATTER SPREAD AROUND IT, ON THE LEFT WING AND NOSE. CAPT LAFRANCO ADVISED THAT HIS COMPANY MAINTENANCE WOULD HAVE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE AC. AT APPX 0036Z AIRPORT 8 BEGAN A FOD CHECK. AT APPX 0043 PIC CALLED BACK ON THE RECORDED LINE TO INQUIRE ABOUT RWY DISTANCE. AT 0045Z AIRPORT 8 RE-OPENED THE RUNWAY. AT THE TIME OF THE MOR, THE SPECIES OF THE BIRDS WAS STILL UNKNOWN. AT 0055Z ROC WAS FAXED INITIAL DASH 9. Data Source ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT DB Report Number 20250726010359I Local Date 26-JUL-25 City WHEELING State IL Airport Name CHICAGO EXECUTIVE ON 7/26/2025, DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, ON RUNWAY 16 AT KPWK, DAY VFR, DRY RUNWAY, THE PILATUS PC-24, REGISTERED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK A FLOCK OF GEESE THAT WERE ON THE GROUND, APPROXIMATELY 2000FT DOWN THE RUNWAY LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ALL WALKING TOWARDS THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. PER THE PILOT S STATEMENT, "DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PNF CALLED 60KTS, PF RESPONDED WITH "CHECK". PNF BRIEFLY LOOKED DOWN TO SCAN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AS HE LOOKED BACK UP TO THE RUNWAY HEARD PF STATE "BIRDS", THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE NOTICED THE GEESE. WE DID NOT NOTICE THE GEESE ANY OTHER TIME AND AT THE SAME TIME BOTH PILOTS CALLED FOR AN ABORT, AT APPROXIMATELY 80KTS. RUNWAY 16 HAS A SLIGHT CREST, AND THIS CONTRIBUTED TO NOTICING THE GEESE, AS WELL, THEY WERE ALL WALKING FROM THE GRASS AREA ONTO THE RUNWAY WHEN WE NOTICED THEM. AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DECELERATE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE ENTIRE FLOCK THAT HAD WALKED ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND WE INSTRUCTED THE TOWER THAT WE ABORTED DUE TO BIRD STRIKE." THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED BACK TO THE SIGNATURE RAMP. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED A CRACKED NOSE CONE RADOME AND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR.
- Comments
- ADED ASIAS INFO PER RD AND REVISED TIME OF DAY PER RD
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