Single-engine turboprop

N7581F

1994 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1994
Serial
208B0389
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Desert Sand Aircraft Leasing Co Inc (Corporation)
Based
Rosharon, TX
Registration record

N7581F on the FAA register

Type
1994 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand
Serial
208B0389
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Desert Sand Aircraft Leasing Co Inc
Rosharon, TX
Certificate issued
2015-07-10
Airworthiness date
1998-12-02
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA3A42
Mode S (octal)
52435102
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

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-03
    Accident at Oceanside, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2016-07-21
    Accident at Baldwin, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 2015-07-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N7581F to the current registrant.
  • 1998-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1994
    Manufactured (1994).
  • 1973-05-25
    N7581F previously assigned to a American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA (s/n 737-70); cancelled.
Overview

About N7581F

N7581F is a 1994 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand, serial number 208B0389. The FAA register lists Desert Sand Aircraft Leasing Co Inc as the registrant in Rosharon, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 10, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney PT6A series 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 2, 1998.

N7581F has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); 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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-06-03 Accident · Oceanside, CA Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · WPR22FA197
Reported aircraft: Cessna 208B
Probable cause: The right-seated pilot s failure to correct the left-seated pilot s mismanagement of the engine thrust, which resulted in undesired speed and thrust oscillations during the final approach and a subsequent descent into terrain.
2016-07-21 Accident · Baldwin, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN16LA288
Reported aircraft: Cessna 208B
Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land the fully loaded parachutist drop airplane on a wet grass runway that had insufficient length for the landing in high temperature conditions, which resulted in a runway overrun, when a more suitable longer runway was available at a nearby airport.
1971-04-11 Accident · Bunnell,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1199
Reported aircraft: Champion 7ECA — a different aircraft that carried the N7581F registration before this airframe.

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.