Experimental · Research and Development, Crew Training
Airworthiness date
Mar 26, 2026
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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
208B
Year
1987
Serial number
208B0056
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
AD3529
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
2020 – nowFederal Express CorpMemphis, TN · current
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
Dec 30, 2014 · Roswell, NM
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to compensate for icing on the airplane's wings and control surfaces during a circling approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
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.
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.
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 (2)
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.
Doors · lock · faultedSep 10, 2021
CREW DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. REPAIR IS IN PROGRESS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Power plant · separator · crackedApr 26, 1996
SUBMITTER MAINTAINS 12 CESSNA 208B AIRCRAFT AND ARE FINDING CRACKS IN SEVERAL INERTIAL SEPARATORS. SINCE THIS AIRCRAFT IS NIGHT IFR 135 SINGLE ENGINE, CRACKS IN THE ENGINE INLET ARE OF GREAT CONCERN. SUBMITTER HAS SEEN ONE OF THESE INTAKES WITH A SCAB PATCH INSIDE WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE. SUBMITTER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.