Single-engine turboprop

N98SP

2017 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand EX

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
208B5409
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Samaritans Purse (Corporation)
Based
Boone, NC
Registration record

N98SP on the FAA register

Type
2017 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand EX
Serial
208B5409
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140
Registered owner
Samaritans Purse
Boone, NC
Certificate issued
2017-11-02
Airworthiness date
2017-09-29
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADAA69
Mode S (octal)
53325151
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

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N98SP to the current registrant.
  • 2017-09-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2006-07-13
    N98SP previously assigned to a Hughes Helicopters 369E (s/n 0117E); cancelled.
Overview

About N98SP

N98SP is a 2017 Cessna Caravan 208B Grand EX, serial number 208B5409. The FAA register lists Samaritans Purse as the registrant in Boone, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 2, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 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 29, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N98SP.

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 N98SP.

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.