Aircraft Description
N685BA is a 1987 Fairchild SA227-AC, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Business Aviation Courier INC in Sioux Falls, SD. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 15, 1987. The registration certificate was issued on June 4, 2015. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2028. Powered by a Honeywell TPE331-11U engine producing 1000 horsepower, N685BA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A915E4 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N685BA was last updated on May 19, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Fairchild is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 659 Fairchild aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the SA227-AC model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N685BA. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data Source
Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC