Single-engine turboprop

N279PM

1997 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
208B0623
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Planemasters Ltd (Corporation)
Based
West Chicago, IL
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Registration record

N279PM on the FAA register

Type
1997 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand
Serial
208B0623
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Registered owner
Planemasters Ltd
West Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2003-02-18
Airworthiness date
1997-08-13
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2C93C
Mode S (octal)
50544474
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

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-02-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N279PM.
  • 1997-08-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N279PM

N279PM is a 1997 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand, serial number 208B0623. The FAA register lists Planemasters Ltd as the registrant in West Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 18, 2003 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A 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 August 13, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N279PM.

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N279PM.

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.