Single-engine turboprop

N253TA

1992 Cessna Caravan 208

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
20800222
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Honeywell TPE331-12JR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Talon Air Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Soldotna, AK
Registration record

N253TA on the FAA register

Type
1992 Cessna Caravan 208
Serial
20800222
Engines
Honeywell TPE331-12JR
Registered owner
Talon Air Service Inc
Soldotna, AK
Certificate issued
2007-11-27
Airworthiness date
2010-05-24
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2644D
Mode S (octal)
50462115
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
734 nm
Cruise (type)
189 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-05-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2007-11-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N253TA to the current registrant.
  • 2005-05-09
    N253TA previously assigned to a Beechcraft 2000 (s/n NC10); cancelled.
  • 1992
    Manufactured (1992).
Overview

About N253TA

N253TA is a 1992 Cessna Caravan 208, serial number 20800222. The FAA register lists Talon Air Service Inc as the registrant in Soldotna, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 27, 2007 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Honeywell TPE331-12JR engine and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 189 knots and a range of about 734 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 24, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N253TA.

Cruise
189 kt
Range
734 nm
Landing over 50 ft
2,625 ft
Fuel burn
52 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N253TA.

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.