Single-engine turboprop

N9471B

1988 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1988
Serial
208B0081
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Martinaire Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Addison, TX
Registration record

N9471B on the FAA register

Type
1988 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand
Serial
208B0081
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Martinaire Aviation LLC
Addison, TX
Certificate issued
2006-10-26
Airworthiness date
1988-04-01
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD29A6
Mode S (octal)
53224646
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

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-14
    Accident at Dallas, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2006-10-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N9471B to the current registrant.
  • 1988-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971-04-01
    N9471B previously assigned to a Cessna 175 (s/n 55271); cancelled.
  • 1970-05-31
    Accident at Granville,Ny, 32; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N9471B

N9471B is a 1988 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand, serial number 208B0081. The FAA register lists Martinaire Aviation LLC as the registrant in Addison, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 26, 2006 and expires on October 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 April 1, 1988.

N9471B 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

2025-03-14 Accident · Dallas, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN25LA122
Reported aircraft: Cessna 208B
Preliminary report: On March 14, 2025, about 0738 central daylight time, a Cessna 208B airplane, N9471B, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Dallas, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135 positioning flight. The pilot reported that while holding short of runway 17R a departing Spirit Airlines Airbus A321 airplane was cleared for takeoff on runway 17R. The pilot estimated that the departing Airbus A321 was 1,500 to 2,000 ft down the runway when the air traffic controller cleared her to line up and wait on runway 17R. She completed the pretakeoff…
NTSB report ↗
1970-05-31 Accident · Granville,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2367
Reported aircraft: Cessna 175

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.