Single-engine turboprop

N321BA

2020 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand EX

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2020
Serial
208B5613
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bering Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Nome, AK
Registration record

N321BA on the FAA register

Type
2020 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand EX
Serial
208B5613
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140
Registered owner
Bering Air Inc
Nome, AK
Certificate issued
2021-03-05
Airworthiness date
2020-12-03
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A37221
Mode S (octal)
50671041
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

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-06
    Accident at Nome, AK; damage: destroyed.
  • 2021-03-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N321BA to the current registrant.
  • 2020-12-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2015-03-12
    N321BA previously assigned to a Let L-23 (s/n 988407); cancelled.
  • 1989-02-11
    N321BA previously assigned to a Beechcraft 99 (s/n U100); cancelled.
Overview

About N321BA

N321BA is a 2020 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand EX, serial number 208B5613. The FAA register lists Bering Air Inc as the registrant in Nome, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

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 3, 2020.

N321BA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 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

2025-02-06 Accident · Nome, AK Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ANC25MA018
Reported aircraft: Textron Aviation 208B
Probable cause: The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the pilot s inadequate airspeed management due to workload and degraded situation awareness and his improper inputs leading up to and during the aerodynamic stall, which increased the airplane s angle of attack. Also causal was operation of the airplane above maximum gross weight, which reduced the airplane s stall margin. Contributing to the accident were the operator s inadequate safety management, which allowed the routine operation of flights that exceeded weight limitations, and the Federal Aviation Administration s inadequate oversight of the operator, which failed to identify and…
NTSB report ↗
2013-09-15 Accident · Clermont, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA14CA088
Reported aircraft: Let L 23 Super Blanik — a different aircraft that carried the N321BA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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.