# N5187B: 1991 Cessna 208B, registration cancelled 2009-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 208B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (registry code 2073701)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A37CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A37CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 208B0270
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 22, 1997
- Certificate issued: March 24, 1997
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A68276
- Owner when cancelled: [Arctic Air Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARCTIC%20AIR%20GROUP%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 69.9719° N, 150.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99519, within about 26 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5187B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5187B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5187B-2009-04-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 208B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX2619](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2619), Apr 21, 1997: LONGERON. CORRODED. ON INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON LONGERONS BETWEEN FS 188.70 AND FS 214.40 AND ON THE BELLY SKIN FLANGE WHERE THE NUTPLATES ARE INSTALLED FOR THE MLG FORWA
- [SDR 97ZZZX2618](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2618), Apr 21, 1997: LONGERON. CORRODED. ON INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON LONGERONS BETWEEN FS 188.70 AND FS 214.40 AND ON THE BELLY SKIN FLANGE WHERE THE NUTPLATES ARE INSTALLED FOR THE MLG FORWA

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC08LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA027), Dec 18, 2007: Cessna 208B (N5187B), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately remove frost contamination from the airplane, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain during an emergency landing after takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC00LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA017), Dec 6, 1999: Cessna 208B (N5187B), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and his failure to remove snow and airframe ice from the airplane.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20071218828939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071218828939A), Dec 18, 2007: Cessna 208B (N5187B), Bethel, AK, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft crashed approximately 2 miles west of the Bethel airport (bet). The pilot stated while climbing out on departure from Bethel he retracted…
- [Accident 19991206046709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991206046709A), Dec 6, 1999: Cessna 208B (N5187B), Bethel, AK, No damage. (-23) Upon retracting the flaps from 10 degrees to up after takeoff from the Bethel, Alaska airport, the aircraft settled. Pilot re-selected the flaps to 10…

## Other aircraft with N5187B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5187B): Farmin Ted C/N ID HS Aerospace VANS ACFT INC RV-12, S/N 120293, built 2025
- [Cancelled 1963-09-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5187B-1963-09-05): Bell 47G-2, S/N 2005. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [World Wide Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORLD%20WIDE%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [White Plains, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/White%20Plains)

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