Single-engine turboprop

N781FE

1991 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1991
Serial
208B0278
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Federal Express Corp (Corporation)
Based
Memphis, TN
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Registration record

N781FE on the FAA register

Type
1991 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand
Serial
208B0278
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Federal Express Corp
Memphis, TN
Certificate issued
1991-09-11
Airworthiness date
1991-08-26
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA94BF
Mode S (octal)
52512277
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).
  • 2018-11-24
    Incident at Bakersfield, CA.
  • 1993-08-28
    Accident at Los Angeles, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1991-09-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N781FE.
  • 1991-08-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N781FE

N781FE is a 1991 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand, serial number 208B0278. The FAA register lists Federal Express Corp as the registrant in Memphis, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 11, 1991 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 August 26, 1991.

N781FE has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

2018-11-24 Incident · Bakersfield, CA Minor injury NTSB · WPR19IA030
Reported aircraft: Cessna 208
Probable cause: The pilot's loss of consciousness while taxiing due to an accumulation of toxic levels of carbon dioxide gas inside the airplane as a result of dry ice sublimation. Also causal was the pilot's decision to fly the airplane in an unventilated configuration, the operator's policy that allowed this configuration, and the shipping company's inadvertent loading of excess dry ice, which exacerbated the concentration of carbon dioxide.
1993-08-28 Accident · Los Angeles, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX93LA337
Reported aircraft: Cessna 208B
Probable cause: The inattention of the driver of a service truck to yield to aircraft and subsequent collision with the airplane as it crossed the service roadway.

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.