Single-engine turboprop

N128DS

2016 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand EX

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
208B5326
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kachemak Bay Flying Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Huntsville, AL
Registration record

N128DS on the FAA register

Type
2016 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand EX
Serial
208B5326
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140
Registered owner
Kachemak Bay Flying Service Inc
Huntsville, AL
Certificate issued
2019-09-04
Airworthiness date
2016-12-06
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A071C6
Mode S (octal)
50070706
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
800 nm
Cruise (type)
155 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-09-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N128DS to the current registrant.
  • 2016-12-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2011-05-25
    N128DS previously assigned to a Homebuilt PITTS S-1 (s/n 672-H); cancelled.
Overview

About N128DS

N128DS is a 2016 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand EX, serial number 208B5326. The FAA register lists Kachemak Bay Flying Service Inc as the registrant in Huntsville, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 4, 2019 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 engine and 12 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 155 knots and a range of about 800 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 6, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N128DS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
155 kt
Range
800 nm
Power / thrust (each)
600
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,840 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,740 ft
Fuel burn
53 gph

Published figures for the Cessna Caravan 208B Grand EX type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna Caravan 208B Grand EX specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-07-17 Accident · Saint Johns, AZ Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · LAX93LA292
Reported aircraft: Sanders S-1C — a different aircraft that carried the N128DS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing cross wind conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.