Specifications
AI Description
- Model: CESSNA 208B GRAND CARAVAN
- Type: Turboprop aircraft
- Condition: Used
- Description: High-winged, single-engine turboprop, rugged, versatile, suitable for challenging environments
- Cabin: Spacious with a high payload capacity
- Landing Capability: Can operate on short, rough runways
- Engine: PRATT & WHITNEY PT6A-114A
- Engine Time: 1,302 hours since overhaul (SOH)
- Total Engine Time: 11,230 hours (TSN)
- Cycles: 9,259 cycles
- Avionics: Equipped with multiple systems including Garmin GNS-430W/530W, King KFC-225 autopilot, and RDR-2000 radar
- Interior: Partial refurbishment underway, configured for 9 passengers, includes air conditioning
- Additional Equipment: Full de-ice system, cargo pod, cargo net, and cargo door
- Inspection Status: Airworthy with fresh landing gear inspection
- ADS-B Capable: Yes
- Other Features: Weather radar, terrain awareness system, traffic collision avoidance system, emergency locator transmitter
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.