WRIGHT CARAVAN LLC· ICAO24 a05a3b· last seen 4d ago

N1213S is a Cessna 208 Caravan 1, a single-engine turboprop operated by WRIGHT CARAVAN LLC. SkyMeter has tracked 1,218 flights totalling 622 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is KPAE to KORS. Service window in our records spans 457 days. Of those flights, 180 (14.8%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Cessna 208 Caravan 1 has a 52 ft wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 9,062 lb.

About the Cessna 208 Caravan 1

The Cessna 208 Caravan is the workhorse single-engine turboprop that redefined utility aviation when it entered service in 1985. Powered by a Pratt & Whitney PT6A turbine driving a constant-speed propeller, the Caravan combines the ruggedness of a bush plane with the reliability of turbine power, making it the go-to aircraft for cargo feeders, skydiving operations, remote passenger service, and humanitarian missions worldwide. Its high-wing design, fixed tricycle gear, and large cargo door allow it to operate from unimproved strips while carrying up to 3,500 pounds of payload or fourteen passengers, and the type has proven so versatile that it remains in production nearly four decades after its debut.

FedEx alone operates hundreds of Caravans on overnight package routes, and the type is equally at home on floats in the Canadian wilderness, on skis in Antarctica, or hauling supplies to island communities across the Pacific. The Caravan's PT6A engine delivers exceptional fuel efficiency and hot-and-high performance, with a service ceiling of 25,000 feet and a range exceeding 1,000 nautical miles, while its docile handling and single-pilot certification make it accessible to operators who need turbine capability without the complexity of twins. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.

FLIGHTS
1,218
all time
FLOWN HOURS
622
tracked time
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AIRPORTS VISITED
70
unique
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CALLSIGNS
1
179 routes
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SERVICE PERIOD
6/4/2025 → 9/4/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
14.8%
180 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

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KPAE S31
12

Flight numbers

Most-flown by this airframe

1

Aircraft specifications

Cessna 208 Caravan 1

Engines
Single Turboprop
Vref (approach)
79 kt
Vmo
175 kt
MTOW
9,062 lb
Wingspan
52 ft
Length
38 ft
Wake category
Light

Recent flights

Newest 50 operations of N1213S

50
9/4/2026
28m
△ Low approach-stability score
8/29/2026
27m
△ Low approach-stability score
8/29/2026
1h 1m
△ Low approach-stability score
8/26/2026
27m
△ Low approach-stability score
8/26/2026
21m
△ Low approach-stability score
8/24/2026
1h 46m
△ Low approach-stability score
8/24/2026
3h 55m
△ Low approach-stability score
8/23/2026
1h 5m
△ Low approach-stability score
8/22/2026
28m
△ Low approach-stability score
8/20/2026
31m
△ Low approach-stability score
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