Ownership guide
Eclipse EA500
249 registered in the US, built from about 2006 to 2017, 6 seats, most with the Pratt & Whitney PW610F. Its Airworthiness Directives, its engines', and what to check before buying one.
The fleet
- Registered in the US
- 249
- Built
- 2006 to 2017
- Half built by
- 2008
- Seats
- 6
- Engine type
- Turbofan
- Most common engine
- Pratt & Whitney PW610F
Engines installed
- Pratt & Whitney PW610F237 aircraft (95%)
From the FAA aircraft registry, rebuilt daily. Years are those recorded on each registration.
Airworthiness Directives
6 current ADs name the EA500 airframe, 0 with a repeat action; 4 more were superseded. 1 equipment AD names the model.
No current airframe AD mentions a repeat action.
Accident record
6 accidents since 2008, 0 fatal, 0 aircraft destroyed.
What happened
- System or component failure (not the engine)1
- Runway excursion1
- Landing gear collapse1
- Landing gear not configured1
- Runway incursion veh/AC/person1
- Landing area overshoot1
Phase of flight
- Landing5
- Taxi1
The latest
| Date | Where | What happened | Injuries | NTSB number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-04 | Mesa, AZ | Landing: System or component failure (not the engine) | None | WPR23LA028 |
| 2015-08-21 | Danbury, CT | Landing: Runway excursion | Minor | ERA15LA322 |
| 2015-06-12 | Sacramento, CA | Taxi: Landing gear collapse | None | WPR15LA184 |
| 2011-06-02 | Nome, AK | Landing: Landing gear not configured | None | ANC11LA041 |
| 2011-03-14 | Saanen | Landing: Runway incursion veh/AC/person | None | CEN11RA295 |
| 2008-07-30 | West chester, PA | Landing: Landing area overshoot | None | NYC08FA261 |
From the NTSB's aviation accident database, refreshed monthly; accidents only, homebuilts left out. Counts, not rates: nobody publishes how many hours each model flies, and a training fleet flies far more than a private one. Look up any case by its number in the NTSB's CAROL.
What it costs to run
Per hour flown
Per year, flown or not
- Fuel
- $0/hr
- Engine reserve
- $0/hr
- A year
- $0
- All in, per hour
- $0/hr
Everything else is yours to fill in: insurance, hangar and overhaul prices vary too much by pilot, airport and shop for a default to mean anything. Nothing you type leaves this page.
Before you buy one
- Run its N-number through the AD check: every AD that names its airframe and engine, as a checklist to take to the logbooks.
- For each repeat-action AD, find the last compliance in the logbooks and when the next one is due.
- Compare the engine's time since overhaul with its maker's published overhaul time, and look for the reason behind any long gap in flying.
- 1 equipment AD names the EA500 (a muffler, a seat belt, a display): find out which of that equipment is installed.
- Check the registration, the airworthiness certificate and the date of the last annual inspection.
- Work out the sales or use tax your state will charge with the aircraft tax calculator.
Questions
- How many Eclipse EA500s are registered in the US?
- 249, in the FAA aircraft registry.
- When was the Eclipse EA500 built?
- From about 2006 to 2017. Half of those registered today were built by 2008.
- What engine does the Eclipse EA500 have?
- Most have the Pratt & Whitney PW610F (95% of those registered).
- How many accidents has the Eclipse EA500 had?
- 6 in the NTSB's database since 2008, 0 of them fatal. The most common defining event was system or component failure (not the engine). These are counts, not rates: how many hours the fleet flew is not published.
- How many Airworthiness Directives does the Eclipse EA500 have?
- 6 current ADs name the EA500 airframe, 0 of them with a repeat action. Whether each applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number and installed equipment.
Figures from the FAA aircraft registry and the FAA's Airworthiness Directives, rebuilt daily. An AD listed for a model is one to read; whether it applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number, equipment and records.