Specifications
Aircraft Details
• Aircraft located in Dekalb, Illinois
• Stripped & repainted all over white in August 2025
• All logs from new
• Extended nose fork and extended baggage bay
• Fully de-iced with boots, hot prop, and windshield hotplate
• APE 1119,0621b MTOW kit
• Single point refueling
• Air conditioning
• Standby alternator
• Ice inspection handle
• Optionally available 8 commuter seats
• Total airframe time: 18,320.9 hours; total landings: 33,158
• Max takeoff weight: 9,062 lbs; basic empty weight: 5,468 lbs; useful load: 3,594 lbs
• Fuel capacity: 335.6 US gallons (332 usable)
• Engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-114A, 2,325 SOH, 14,705 since new, 3,600 TBO
• Propeller: McCauley 3GFR34C703-B, 2,236.4 SOH, 12,220.5 since new, 4,000 TBO
• Dual Garmin GI275 digital displays, GTN750xi & GTN650xi GPS/Nav/Com, GTX330 transponder
• Ground proximity warning system, traffic information system, King KR87 ADF, GMA345 audio panel, RDR2000 color radar
• Maintained under FAR Part 91; engines enrolled in MORE program (8,000-hour TBO)
• 10 passenger commuter configuration with air conditioning and entertainment equipment
• Cargo pod, ice protection, single point refueling, oxygen, ADS-B capable, weather radar, FMS, synthetic vision, SATCOM, TAWS, TCAS, ELT
• Exterior rated 10, white, last done 2014
About this Model
Overview
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan is a high-wing, fixed-gear turboprop designed around payload, simplicity, and off-airport practicality rather than speed or high-altitude cruise. It is commonly operated as a commuter, charter, freight, medevac, and special-mission platform, where quick turnarounds, rugged handling, and a large, reconfigurable cabin are more important than jet-like trip times.
Mission Fit
The Grand Caravan fits missions that value access and payload over speed: short-to-medium legs, frequent stops, and airfields with limited infrastructure. It is especially well suited to operators needing a single type to cover scheduled commuter runs, ad-hoc charter, and freight with minimal changeover time. For longer legs, passengers may experience more cabin noise and weather variability than in pressurized twins or jets.
Cabin
Cabin comfort is utilitarian and highly dependent on the interior and operator configuration. The wide, boxy cross-section supports a range of seat layouts and quick conversion between passengers and cargo. The high wing and tall cabin volume help with headroom and loading, while the large cargo door and low sill height (relative to many aircraft) make bulky items easier to handle. Noise and vibration levels are typical of single-engine turboprops and vary with insulation packages and propeller configuration.