Single-engine turboprop

N985FE

1988 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
208B0117
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Federal Express Corporation (Corporation)
Based
Memphis, TN
Registration record

N985FE on the FAA register

Type
1988 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand
Serial
208B0117
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Federal Express Corporation
Memphis, TN
Certificate issued
1988-09-21
Airworthiness date
1988-09-06
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADBE39
Mode S (octal)
53337071
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).
  • 1988-09-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N985FE.
  • 1988-09-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N985FE

N985FE is a 1988 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand, serial number 208B0117. The FAA register lists Federal Express Corporation as the registrant in Memphis, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 21, 1988 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 September 6, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N985FE.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N985FE.

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.