Single-engine turboprop

N43CW

1990 Cessna Caravan 208

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1990
Serial
20800175
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
42F LLC (LLC)
Based
Key West, FL
Registration record

N43CW on the FAA register

Type
1990 Cessna Caravan 208
Serial
20800175
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
42F LLC
Key West, FL
Certificate issued
2013-01-30
Airworthiness date
2005-06-21
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5210C
Mode S (octal)
51220414
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

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-01-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N43CW to the current registrant.
  • 2008-07-31
    N43CW previously assigned to a Mooney M20M Bravo / M20M GX Bravo / M20M TLS (s/n 27-0117); cancelled.
  • 2005-06-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1990
    Manufactured (1990).
Overview

About N43CW

N43CW is a 1990 Cessna Caravan 208, serial number 20800175. The FAA register lists 42F LLC as the registrant in Key West, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 30, 2013 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney PT6A series 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 June 21, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N43CW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2005-11-11 Accident · Summerville, SC Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ATL06LA014
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20M — a different aircraft that carried the N43CW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the pre-landing checklist which resulted in a gear up landing and subsequent propeller strike. The pilots improper decision to attempt a go-around after the propeller strike, resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing, and collision with trees.

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.