# N685SE: 2017 Freeman Heritage Collection SE5A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Freeman Heritage Collection SE5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/freeman-heritage-collection-se5a) (registry code 05635UG, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Wright HISPANO E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-hispano-e) (registry code 67006)
- Serial number: 6851
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 9, 2017
- Certificate issued: May 16, 2024
- Expires: May 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A9175F
- Registered owner: [Tsi Holdco Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TSI%20HOLDCO%20INC)
- Location: [Virginia Beach, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Virginia%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8458° N, 76.0920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23452, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=685SE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N685SE

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Freeman Heritage Collection SE5A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright HISPANO E)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## 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 CEN20CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA105), Feb 27, 2020: Raf SE5A (N685SE), Kingsbury, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, and his subsequent loss of directional control, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB ERA18LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA003), Oct 3, 2017: Freeman Heritage Collection SE5A (N685SE), Virginia Beach, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to an interruption of the normal fuel/air mixture to the engine.

## 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 20200227002109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200227002109A), Feb 27, 2020: Freeman Heritage Collection SE5A (N685SE), Kingsbury, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot was test flying aircraft at old Kingsbury Aerodrome. Conditions were clear VFR with a light quartering Crosswind of about 6-7 knots. After aircraft…
- [Accident 20171003016109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171003016109A), Oct 3, 2017: Freeman Heritage Collection SE5A (N685SE), Virginia Beach, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft substantially damaged when gear collapsed during emergency landing in cut corn field, causing a sudden stop of forward motion then flipping over on…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Freeman Heritage Collection SE5A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/freeman-heritage-collection-se5a/aircraft.md
- The Wright HISPANO E engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-hispano-e.md

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