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N9304F1985 Cessna 208

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (Oct 1997)11 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Jul 31, 2029
Based in
Lincoln, DE
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2016
NTSB events
1
1997
ADs may apply
11
confirm with A&P
Service reports
4
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Skydive Baltimore LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Lincoln, DE
Certificate issued
Jul 14, 2016
Expires
Jul 31, 2029
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Mar 25, 1985

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
208
Year
1985
Serial number
20800008
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
10
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
ACE893

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. 2016 – nowSkydive Baltimore LLCLincoln, DE · current
  2. Date unknownKeith Wilson Helicopters INCMemphis, TN · different airframe: Hughes 269b S/N 113-0006

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

Oct 20, 1997 · Kasigluk, AK

inadequate inspection of the aileron by company maintenance personnel, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the aileron, which led to the jamming of the left aileron due to loose balance weight retaining screws.

Injuries
None
Report
ANC98IA004

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC98IA004)

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 (208)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 (208)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 (208)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 (208)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 (208)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 (208)
2006-01-11 R1The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B AirplanesFeb 22, 2006Airframe (208)
2004-08-17Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B AirplanesMay 17, 2004Airframe (208)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 (208)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 (208)
97-25-04Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208, 208A, 208B, 425, and 441 AirplanesJan 21, 1998Airframe (208)

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.

  • Flight controls · roll pin · shearedJun 17, 2004

    DURING TAXI LT RUDDER ROLL PIN PN NAS561C3-18 SHEARED CAUSING RUDDER PEDAL TO DISCONNECT AND CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING ACTION ON LT SIDE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · damagedJun 21, 2000

    DURING LOADING OF AIRCRAFT, TRUCK BUMPED FUSELAGE JUST AFT OF CARGO DOOR. FLIGHT WAS DELAYED WHILE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED DAMAGE. FOUND MINOR SCRATCH. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine · engine · birdstrikeOct 23, 1997

    ON SHORT FINAL, SUFFERED BIRD STRIKE TO ENGINE INLET AND PROP. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED AND RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Wings · screws · looseOct 18, 1997

    AILERON JAMMED IN LEFT TURN PILOT WAS ABLE TO FREE-UP CONTROLS AND LAND SAFELY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED SCREWS THAT ATTACH AILERON BALANCE WEIGHT TO LEADING EDGE OF AILERON HAD BACKED OUT TO THE POINT OF CATCHING THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING GAP FAIRING. RESECURED SCREWS NO FURTHER DAMAGE…

    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

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