turboprop

N321BA2020 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX

Early Grand Caravan EX three-blade baseline

Registration record

N321BA on the FAA register

Type: 2020 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX
Serial: 208B5613
Engines: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140
Registered owner: Bering Air Inc, Nome, AK, US
Certificate issued: 2021-03-05
Airworthiness date: 2020-12-03
Registration expires: 2028-03-31
Mode S (hex): A37221
Status: Current as of October 2026
Seats: 13
Range: 912 nm
Cruise: 185 kt
Rough value range: $2.20M to $5.60M

From manufacturer-published new prices of comparable 867 shp single-engine turboprops, depreciated for age.

Overview

N321BA is a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX built in 2020, with serial number 208B5613. The FAA names Bering Air Inc as the registrant.

The type

The Grand Caravan EX is a turboprop with ICAO type designator C208. The type reference specifies 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 engine. Textron Aviation publishes a maximum range of 912 nautical miles for the type. Its published maximum cruise speed is 185 knots. The type ceiling is 25000 feet. Published fuel capacity is 335 US gallons. The type reference lists a maximum of 13 passengers. The reference cabin measures 54 inches high, 64 inches wide and 16.75 feet long, with 143 cubic feet of baggage capacity. These published type figures do not establish this aircraft's installed seating or equipment.

Registration record

The certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 2021. The FAA record gives an airworthiness date of December 3, 2020. Its type certificate reference is FAA TCDS A37CE (Cessna 208 series).

Representative Grand Caravan EX cabin looking forward through the opposed club toward two forward passenger chairs and the cockpit — A representative 2013 Grand Caravan EX eight-passenger example, with an illustrative cream and wood finish. The removable aft passenger pair is behind the viewer; two cockpit seats are excluded from the passenger count. Actual completions vary.

Registry history

1989-02-11
Earlier use of the number: N321BA was assigned to another aircraft, a Beech 99. That registration was cancelled on this date.
2015-03-12
Earlier use of the number: N321BA was assigned to another aircraft, a 1998 Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK. That registration was cancelled on this date.
2020-12-03
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
2021-03-05
Certificate of registration issued as N321BA.

The type's specs, cabin and price by year: Cessna Caravan. Cabin and layouts.