Skip to content
KnownTail
Aircraft record

N1983X2003 Cessna 208B

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (minor damage, Jan 2024)11 ADs may apply6 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Jan 31, 2030
Based in
Addison, TX
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2023
NTSB events
1
minor, 2024
ADs may apply
11
confirm with A&P
Service reports
6
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Southern Airways Pacific LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Addison, TX
Certificate issued
Jan 10, 2023
Expires
Jan 31, 2030
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Feb 18, 2003

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
208B
Year
2003
Serial number
208B1013
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
A188BA

Engine

Make and model
P&W Pt6a Ser
Type
Turbo-prop
Power
750 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2023 – nowSouthern Airways Pacific LLCAddison, TX · current
  2. until 1965Cessna Aircraft CoWichita, KS · different airframe: Cessna 182h S/N 18256083

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Incident · minor damage

Jan 19, 2024 · Dulles, VA

The pilot-in-command’s approach to the critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in a vibration the flight crew improperly identified as an engine issue and resulted in the subsequent off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s inadequate and contradictory guidance for flight crews operating in winter conditions. Also contributing was the…

Damage
Minor
Injuries
None
Report
ERA24LA094

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA24LA094)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (11)

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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2021-04-10Textron Aviation, Inc. AirplanesApr 12, 2021Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800564–20800594; 208 20800603–20800605; 208B 208B5141–208B5285; 208B 208B5287–208B5305; 208B 208B5307–208B5312; 208B 208B5314; …
2009-15-05Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B AirplanesJul 27, 2009Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800500–20800504; 208B 208B1216; 208B 208B2001; 208B 208B2003–208B2023; 208B 208B2025–208B2029; 208B 208B2031–208B2037; …
2009-05-12Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B AirplanesApr 15, 2009Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800001–20800415; 208 20800417–20800419; 208B 208B0001–208B1081; 208B 208B1083–208B1215; 208B 208B1217–208B1257; 208B 208B1259–208B1305; …
2008-13-06Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B AirplanesJul 30, 2008Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800001–20800415; 208B 208B0001–208B1299
2008-10-02Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 Series…May 12, 2008Airframe (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.
Show all 11 ADs
ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2007-10-15Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B AirplanesJun 21, 2007Airframe (208B)
2006-01-11 R1The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B AirplanesFeb 22, 2006Airframe (208B)
2004-08-17Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B AirplanesMay 17, 2004Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800370; 208 20800371; 208B 208B1034–208B1043; 208B 208B1045; 208B 208B1046; 208B 208B1048
2003-21-04Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B AirplanesOct 21, 2003Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800001–20800369; 208B 208B0001–208B1014; 208B 208B1017; 208B 208B1018; 208B 208B1020–208B1024; 208B 208B1026; …
2002-22-17Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B AirplanesDec 31, 2002Airframe (208B)
97-25-04Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208, 208A, 208B, 425, and 441 AirplanesJan 21, 1998Airframe (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 (6)

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.

  • Air conditioning and pressurization · circuit breaker · trippedAug 4, 2026

    LEFT VENT BLOWER CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED OUT. SMELL OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. DID A GATE RETURN.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Navigation · indicator · failedApr 23, 2026

    ATTITUDE INDICATOR FAILURE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND PERFORMED GATE RETURN.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Navigation · static system · contaminatedMay 8, 2019

    CREW REPORTED PIC AND SIC AIRSPEED INDICATORS AND PIC AND SIC VERTICAL SPEED INDICATORS GAVE ERRONEOUS READING IN HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND TURBULENCE. MAINTENANCE DRAINED WATER FROM BOTH STATIC SYSTEMS AND VERIFIED LT AND RT PITOT/STATIC MAST HEATERS ARE OPERATIONAL. AIRCRAFT RELEASED TO SERVICE IN…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Show all 6 reports
  • Electrical power · selector · defectiveJan 30, 2018

    CREW REPORTED AIR RETURN TO STL AND REPORTED STANDBY ALT LIGHT COME ON AND ATTEMPTED TO RESET SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESULT. MX PERFORMED GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK AND FOUND VOLT/AMMETER ROTARY SELECTOR TO BE DEFECTIVE. REPLACED SWITCH WITH ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fire protection · insulator · wornJan 26, 2017

    CREW REPORTED FIRE WARNING DURING FLIGHT, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE FOUND, PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM, REPLACED 6 WORN INSULATORS AND CLEANED CONNECTORS - PERFORMED SATISFACTORY SELF TEST OF SYSTEM.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Doors · door · unsecureJan 7, 2017

    ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED VISUALLY SEEING THE DOOR WARNING ANNUNCIATOR APPEAR AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL AS A PRECAUTION. ONCE ON THE TAXIWAY THE FLIGHT CREW CHECKED AND SECURED THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE CABIN AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND DID NOT APPEAR AGAIN. THE FLIGHT CREW…

    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

Request owner name removalReport an error in this record