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5 unusual facts about Cessna 208 Caravan


Cessna 208 Caravan

The government-owned China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (CAIGA) will conduct final assembly of Caravans at its plant in Shijiazhuang for the Chinese market.

China Aviation Industry Corporation II

AVIC I was mainly focused on large planes, while AVIC II was mainly focused on smaller planes, such as trainers (JL-8, utility aircraft (licensed version of Cessna 208 Caravan), L-15, and CJ-6), small passenger airliners (Harbin Y-12), medium range transport aircraft (Y-8), and helicopters (Z-8, Z-9, WZ-10 and Z-11).

Isola di San Clemente

In the summer of 2011 Seawings Venice, an affiliate of a Dubai-based company, began offering tours of Venice by Cessna 208 Caravan seaplane.

Missinippi Airways Cessna 208 crash

On 4 July 2011, a Missinippi Airways Cessna 208 Caravan crashed when its pilot attempted to abort its take off from Pukatawagan Airport.

The aircraft was a single-engined Cessna 208B Grand Caravan owned by Beaver Air Services and operated by Missinippi Airways; with a registration of C-FMCB and a manufacturer's serial number of 208B-1114.


Baron Aviation Services

November 16, 1991: A Cessna 208 Caravan leased from FedEx, departed on a cargo flight from Memphis en route to Destin when it plunged into Choctawhatchee Bay 2 miles NE of the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport while approaching for a landing.

March 5, 1998: Flight 8315, a Cessna 208 Caravan leased from FedEx departed on a cargo flight from Memphis en route to Bowling Green when radar and radio contact was lost.

Línea Aérea Amaszonas

On 10 July 2001 at 16:47 local time, the two pilots of an Amaszonas Cessna 208 Caravan (registered CP-2395) carrying eleven passengers had to execute an emergency landing on a hill near Viacha, six minutes into a flight from La Paz to Rurrenabaque, due to an engine problem.

Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle

Aircraft servicing Presque Isle include: Saab 340 operated by Pen Air; Cessna 208 Caravan and Beechcraft C99 operated by Wiggins Airways; and Embraer 110 Bandeirante operated by AirNow.


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Línea Turística Aereotuy

On 17 April 2009, an LTA Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Canaima, Venezuela, killing one child.