- Registered owner
- Red Pine Company LLC
- Location
- Bemidji, MN
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- AC-685B
- Year built
- 1987
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine
- Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- June 15, 1987
- Certificate issued
- August 4, 2026
- Expires
- August 31, 2033
- Mode S code
- A915E4
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 70
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
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Airframe · Fairchild SA227-AC
AD 2017-07-01Propellers/PropulsorsAD 2016-25-12Horizontal Stabilizer StructureAD 2016-15-02Flight ControlsInformation bulletins that may apply · 16
Advisory, not mandatory.
See all 17 bulletins
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N685BAMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Fairchild SA227-AC aircraft
FAA incident reports · 1
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Service difficulty reports · 5
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR DUFA2017002Indication Sys · false indicationWHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL TEMP CLIMBING TO NEAR RED LINE TEMPERATURE. THE OIL PRESSURE AND ALL OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS APPEARED NORMAL BUT AS A PRECAUTION, THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITSDR DUFA20161013002Ground Wire · chafedJUST AFTER BEGINNING HIS DESCENT, THE PILOT NOTICED HIS LEFT WING OVERHEAT LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED STEADY. FOLLOWING PROCEDURES, THE PILOT CLOSED HIS LEFT BLEED AIR VALVE, TURNED OFF THE LEFT GENERATOR AND EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES HADSDR DUFA201204260001Fuel Control · defectiveTHE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE WHEN THE EGT TEMP BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO NEAR THE RED LINE INDICATION. HE ABORTED THE START AND NOTIFIED MX. MX PERSONELL MADE ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE BUT AGAIN, THE EGT TEMP BEGAN TO RISE RAPIDLY TO NSDR DUFA20110001Servo Valve · defectiveAFTER START UP, THE PILOT WAS STARTING HIS TAXI ROLL WHEN THE ACFT BEGAN TO TURN LT. HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT IT BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED LT UNTIL IT WAS HARD OVER. THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT IN AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE POTS FROM THE ASDR DUFA20100007Steering Sys · malfunctionedAFTER LANDING ROLLOUT AND AT APPROX TAXI SPEED, THE PILOT ENGAGED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYS AND IMMEDIATELY ENCOUNTERED AN UNCOMMANDED HARD LT TURN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACFT WITH ONLY THE NOSE WHEEL OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE ACFT WAS PUSHED
STCs that may be installed · 111
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Fairchild SA227-AC
STC SA01800SEFabrication and installation of new or replacement of existing instrument panel lights dimmer control.STC SA01861SEFabrication and installation of Landing Light ControllerSTC SA04837NYInstallation of AeroLED's Holdings, LLC., position lights, navigation lights, strobe lights and beacon lights