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Turboprop

1985 CESSNA CARAVAN 208

🕒 Listed 3 days ago
$875,000 fyiEstimate $894,500–$917,000 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 23 comparable Cessna Turboprop listings ($1,042,470), then adjusts for:

  • Year +4 vs comparable listings +6.0%
  • Airframe time +24,602 hr vs comps -20.0%
  • Modern GPS navigator (74% of comps) +1.2%
  • No ADS-B (57% of comps have one) -1.5%
  • Market supply: 3 for sale of 119 FAA-registered +2.8%

Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.

1985
30,673 hrs
N9481F ✈ Flight Tracking
208-00070
PRATT & WHITNEY PT6A-114
1
MCCAULEY
KMEM
📍 Hawthorne, California
Southern Airways Pacific LLC
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)

Overview

Make / ModelCessna CARAVAN 208
TypeTurboprop
Airframe time30,673 hrs
Engine time0 SOH
Avionics / GPSGarmin GNS 530, GNS 430
Avionics / TransponderGarmin GTX 345
Avionics / Audio panelKing KMA 24
Avionics / Terrain / EGPWSKGP 560, EGPWS
Avionics / ADFKR87
AirworthyYes
Garmin GPS Autopilot

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 750Xi

A GNS 530 is a drop-in upgrade to the GTN 750Xi — bigger touchscreen, WAAS/LPV, and modern nav/comm/MFD.

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Garmin GTX 345 (ADS-B In/Out)

No ADS-B is listed — a GTX 345 delivers required ADS-B Out plus In (traffic & weather) in one transponder.

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Suggestions are based on the panel described in this listing; verify STC approval for this make/model before any installation.

Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs)

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Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

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How this aircraft compares

Where this Cessna CARAVAN 208 lands versus other Cessna CARAVAN 208 listings on fyiAero.

Price

10th pct
$875k$2.5MThis aircraft · $875k

$875k · 10th percentile of 10 listings

Airframe time

99th pct
130,673This aircraft · 30,673

30,673 hours total (TTAF) · 99th percentile of 12 listings

Percentile = share of comparable listings at or below this value. Lower airframe/engine hours are generally fresher; price reflects the asking price only.

General

Year1985
ManufacturerCESSNA
ModelCARAVAN 208
Serial Number208-00070
ConditionUsed
Registration #N9481F
Based atMEM

Airframe

Total Time30,673

Engine 1

Engine 1 Make/ModelPRATT & WHITNEY PT6A-114
Engine 1 Serial NumberPCE-17093
Engine 1 Time0 SOH
Engine 1 TBO8000

Props

Prop 1 ManufacturerMCCAULEY
Prop 1 Model3GFR34C703

Avionics

Avionics/RadiosGarmin 530W Garmin 430W Garmin GTX 345 – Transponder 400B Navomatic Autopilot KMA 24 Audio Panel KR87 ADF Receiver KGP 560 EGPWS BK IN182A MFD

Additional Equipment

Additional EquipmentDe-ice - Boots - FIKI Cargo Pod Air Conditioning 300 Amp Starter Generator 24V Battery ME406 ELT Aircraft Payload Extender II Fuel Condition Lever Low Idle Lock LED Taxi/Landing Lights Exhaust Deflector

Interior

Number of Seats9
ConfigurationPassenger

Exterior

Year Painted2021

Inspection Status

Inspection StatusInspection Time Remaining Hrs/cyc -20K (hours): 4143.7 -Nose Landing Gear Support Assemblies (cycles): 31153 -Nose Gear Spring Fork Assy: 6419 -Nose Gear Drag Link Spring: 11399 -Nose Gear Assembly: 31995 -Main Landing Gear Center Spring(cycles): 14246 -Main Gear LH Spring: 30157 -Main Gear RH Spring: 14156 -Main Gear LH Trunnion:12906 -Main Gear RH Trunnion: 14156 -Main Gear Attach Pins: 14246 -Main Gear Axle FIttings: 14246 -Main Gear Axles: 1106
AirworthyYes

Engine Program

Engine Maintenance ProgramOther

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Last flight

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