N404BA2015 Textron Aviation INC 208B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198212 ADs may apply12 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Bering Air INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Nome, AK
- Certificate issued
- Sep 22, 2015
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 13, 2015
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
- Textron Aviation INC
- Model
- 208B
- Year
- 2015
- Serial number
- 208B5228
- 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
- A4BB97
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pt6a-140
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 867 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2015 – nowBering Air INCNome, AK · current
- 2000 – 2002Air Cargo Systems International INCAguadilla, PR · different airframe: 1978 Cessna 404 S/N 404-0237
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-140)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 (12)
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.
- Propellers · hub · leakingApr 9, 2025
PROP INSTALLED AND RED OIL NOTED LEAKING FROM PROP BLADE ROOTS AFTER GROUND RUNS. FOLLOWED MANUFACTURES TROUBLESHOOTING AND LEAK CONTINUED. CLEANED/DRIED AND LET SIT OVERNIGHT. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM BLADE #4 NEXT MORNING WITH PROP STATIC. "0" ENTER FOR PROP CYCLES BECAUSE CYCLES ON PROP ARE NOT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Propellers · hub · leakingApr 7, 2025
RED OIL LEAKING FROM PROP HUB. DISCOVERED DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. 0 ENTER FOR PROP CYCLES BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT TRACK ON PROPELLERS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Indicating and recording systems · display · failedMar 23, 2025
PFD #1 FAILURE IN FLIGHT. NG "X" OUT. NO ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuel · pressure switch · failedFeb 15, 2022
LOW FUEL PESSURE CASS MESSAGE. SENSOR ON ENGINE FAILED
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · pressure switch · failedMay 5, 2021
SWITCH FAILED ON TAKE OFF GIVING A FAULTS INDICATION OF NO FUEL PRESSURE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RUNWAY UNEVENTFULLY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · stringer · crackedJun 1, 2020
FOUND CRACK EMANATING FROM RIVET ON LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRINGER P/N 2632000-17 AT SS67.8.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · attach bracket · damagedDec 24, 2019
LH INBOARD AFT FLAP BELLCRANK UPPER ATTACH POINT HOLE ELONGATED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · pressure switch · failedJan 4, 2019
LOW FUEL PRESSURE CASS MESSAGE. SENSOR ON ENGINE FUEL OIL HEAT EXCHANGER FAILED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · pressure switch · failedDec 20, 2018
LOW FUEL PRESSURE CASS MESSAGE. SENSOR ON ENGINE HAD FAILED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · flapper valve · crackedDec 7, 2017
THE HEATER FOR THE PASSENGERS WAS NOT WORKING. FOUND FLAPPER VALVE CRACKED IN HALF AT THE PASSENGER/COCKPIT DUCT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 12 reports.
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