N4365U1991 Cessna 208B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198211 ADs may apply7 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Wright Air Service INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Fairbanks, AK
- Certificate issued
- May 27, 1992
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 16, 1991
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
- 1991
- Serial number
- 208B0253
- 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
- A53C82
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- 1992 – nowWright Air Service INCFairbanks, AK · current
- 1984Name not published by the FAAdifferent airframe: 1984 Piper Pa-28-181 S/N 28-8490084
- 1963 – 1968Co-ownersSpringlake, MI · different airframe: 1964 Cessna 150 S/N 15060365
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 (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.
| 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; … |
| 2002-22-17 | 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) |
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Service Difficulty Reports (7)
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.
- Equipment and furnishings · g switch · inoperativeDec 27, 2011
ELT FAILED G-SWITCH TEST.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · pin · unserviceableJun 6, 2007
ON A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE PILOTS RT RUDDER PEDAL PIN WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF THE RUDDER PEDAL. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE ROLL PIN PN: NAS561C318 HAD FALLEN OUR OF ITS HOLE CAUSING THE RUDDER PEDAL PIN TO MIGRATE FROM ITS POSITION. INSPECTION OF RUDDER PEDAL ASSY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · exhaust duct · crackedApr 17, 2007
CRACKING OCCURRED IN A SHORT TIME SPAN, DURING NORMAL OPERATION. CRACKS WERE OVER AN AREA APPROX 7 INCHES X 7 INCHES. ONE PIECE APPROX 3 INCHES X 3 INCHES SEPARATED FROM THE PART. AFTER CRACKING, DEFORMATION OF LOWER TRAILING EDGE OCCURRED BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER RIGID. IF THIS PROBLEM HAD GONE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · longeron · crackedApr 23, 2004
LT LONGERON 261310531 AND RT LONGERON 261310528 WERE FOUND CRACKED AT THE LOWER AFTER CORNERS OF THE CUT-OUTS FOR THE CONTROL COLUMN TORQUE TUBE. THESE CUT-OUTS ARE LOCATED JUST FORWARD OF THE NOSE GEAR SPRING SUPPORT FITTINGS 26430633. RT LONGERON HAS ONE CRACK .3750 INCH LONG AND A SECOND CRACK…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - bolt · corrodedMar 17, 2004
WHILE CONDUCTING INITIAL INSPECTION, BOTH AFT WING TO FUSELAGE ATTACH BOLTS WERE FOUND SLIGHTLY RUSTED. DAMAGE WAS NEGLIGIBLE. THESE BOLTS AS WELL AS FORWARD ATTACH BOLTS AND UPPER AND LOWER STRUT ATTACH BOLTS WERE APPARENTLY INSTALLED DRY. THIS HARDWARE SHOULD ALL BE INSTALLED WITH A RUST…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · misroutedMar 17, 2004
FLASHING BEACON WIRE IN TAILCONE WAS ROUTED OVER THE BALLAST RESISTOR WHERE THERE IS LESS THAN .5 INCH CLEARANCE TO STRUCTURE. WIRE WAS NOT TOUCHING BALLAST RESISTOR OR AIRPLANE STRUCTURE, BUT INSULATION WAS BURNED CLEAR THROUGH TO BARE WIRE. WIRE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ROUTED UNDER AND AWAY FROM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · spring · wornMar 17, 2004
FLEXING OF MLG CENTER SPRING PN 2641014-3 CAUSES CENTER SPRING TO CONTACT MLG COVER PN 2611103-10 WHICH IS LOCATED BENEATH THE CENTER SPRING. CHAFING HAD WORN THROUGH THE PAINT ON THE LOWER SURFACE OF CENTER SPRING. TWO RIVETS HAD WORN INTO THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE CENTER SPRING. THESE RIVETS ARE…
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