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N9471B1988 Cessna 208B

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 2025)11 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Oct 31, 2028
Based in
Addison, TX
owner city / state
Engine
PT6A SERIES · 500 hp
P&W
Owners
1
since 2006
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2025
ADs may apply
11
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Martinaire Aviation LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Addison, TX
Certificate issued
Oct 26, 2006
Expires
Oct 31, 2028
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Apr 1, 1988

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
1988
Serial number
208B0081
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
AD29A6

Engine

Make and model
P&W Pt6a Series
Type
Turbo-prop
Power
500 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. 2006 – nowMartinaire Aviation LLCAddison, TX · current
  2. 1969 – 1971Individual ownerWells, VT · different airframe: Cessna 175 S/N 55271

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)

Accident · substantial damage

Mar 14, 2025 · Dallas, TX

On March 14, 2025, about 0738 central daylight time, a Cessna 208B airplane, N9471B, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Dallas, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135 positioning flight. The pilot reported that while holding short of…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
CEN25LA122

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN25LA122)

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 (1)

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.

  • Pneumatic · vent line · corrodedApr 24, 2012

    IN COMPLIANCE OF A FLEET CAMPAIGN DIRECTIVE DURING AN ENGINE INSPECTION, A MECHANIC CHECKING THE VENT LINE OF THE OVERBOARD ENGINE BREATHER, FOUND THE RUBBER SECTION SWOLLEN INTERNALLY. LEFT UNCHECKED TO THE POINT OF OBSTRUCTION, IT WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE OF THIS ACFT TO START CONSUMING LARGE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Related aircraft

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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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