Specifications
Aircraft Details
- 6,970 total airframe hours and 2,242 total cycles
- Only 40 hours since Pratt & Whitney engine overhaul
- No damage history; professionally flown and maintained since new with meticulous logbooks
- Fresh annual inspection currently in progress
- Engine 1: 7,872 hours and 2,377 cycles since new
- Avionics: Garmin GNS-530, Garmin GNS-430, Garmin GTX-330, Bendix/King RDR-2000, Bendix/King KN63, Honeywell KRA-405B
- Propeller: Hartzell HC-D4N-3R, 4,857 hours since new
- Commuter configuration interior finished in grey leather
- Two-tone grey exterior, last painted in 2008
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.