N162SA1996 Cessna 208B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198212 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Joby Aero INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Santa Cruz, CA
- Certificate issued
- Aug 4, 2025
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2032
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Research and Development
- Airworthiness date
- May 18, 2026
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- 208B
- Year
- 1996
- Serial number
- 208B0548
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 12
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A0FAAD
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pt6a-45
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1120 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2025 – nowJoby Aero INCSanta Cruz, CA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (12)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-10 | Textron Aviation, Inc. Airplanes | Apr 12, 2021 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800564–20800594; 208 20800603–20800605; 208B 208B5141–208B5285; 208B 208B5287–208B5305; 208B 208B5307–208B5312; 208B 208B5314; … |
| 2009-15-05 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Jul 27, 2009 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800500–20800504; 208B 208B1216; 208B 208B2001; 208B 208B2003–208B2023; 208B 208B2025–208B2029; 208B 208B2031–208B2037; … |
| 2009-05-12 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Apr 15, 2009 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800001–20800415; 208 20800417–20800419; 208B 208B0001–208B1081; 208B 208B1083–208B1215; 208B 208B1217–208B1257; 208B 208B1259–208B1305; … |
| 2008-13-06 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Jul 30, 2008 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800001–20800415; 208B 208B0001–208B1299 |
| 2008-10-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 Series… | May 12, 2008 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 172S 172S10672–172S10674; 172S 172S10676; 172S 172S10678–172S10680; 172S 172S10682; 172S 172S10683; 172S 172S10685; …. Only with: Applies only to airplanes that have a P/N 2013142-18 alternate static air source selector valve installed after November 19, 2007. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-15 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Jun 21, 2007 | Airframe (208B) |
| 2006-01-11 R1 | The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Feb 22, 2006 | Airframe (208B) |
| 2004-08-17 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | May 17, 2004 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800370; 208 20800371; 208B 208B1034–208B1043; 208B 208B1045; 208B 208B1046; 208B 208B1048 |
| 2003-21-04 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Oct 21, 2003 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800001–20800369; 208B 208B0001–208B1014; 208B 208B1017; 208B 208B1018; 208B 208B1020–208B1024; 208B 208B1026; … |
| 2002-23-13 | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A Series Turboprop Engines | Dec 31, 2002 | Engine (PT6A-45)Only with: Engines with turbine exhaust ducts P/N 3012290, 3031988, 3032117, 3035784, 3035786, 3105890-01, 3112167-01, or 3111780-01 installed. |
| 2002-22-17 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Dec 31, 2002 | Airframe (208B) |
| 97-25-04 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208, 208A, 208B, 425, and 441 Airplanes | Jan 21, 1998 | Airframe (208B) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Communications · radio · abnormalNov 8, 2023
WHILE FLYING AT 6000 HEADING TO DESTINATION ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF KMWL THE COM/NAV # 2 STARTED SPARKING AND THEN THERE WAS SMOKE. THE PILOT SHUT THE UNIT OFF BUT THERE WAS STILL SMOKE PRESENT. THE PILOT THEN REQUESTED ATC TO DIVERT TO KMWL. SPARKS STOPPED AFTER A MINUTE BUT YOU COULD STILL SMELL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · mount bolt · corrodedJul 21, 2017
WHILE PERFORMING A FLEET CAMPAIGN DIRECTIVE CREATED TO INSPECT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER MOUNT BOLTS, IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL FOUR OF THEM WERE CORRODED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · pump · corrodedFeb 18, 2013
FOUND THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP DRIVE SPLINE HAD CORRODED. AIRFRAME FUEL SYS SHOWED NO SIGNS OF CONTAMINATION. FUEL PUMP OUTLET FILTER WAS CONTAMINATED & CHANGED, FUEL SYS PURGED AND FUEL NOZZLES CHANGED OUT. HC
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · tube · splitJul 16, 2007
AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS SCHEDULED ROUTE, WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE ON ROLL OUT. THIS CAUSED THE CLOSURE OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE TIRE AND TOWED THE PLANE BACK TO THE RAMP. THE TIRE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TUBE HAD A PERPENDICULAR 2 INCH SPLIT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026