N685S - 1970 Cessna 207 Aircraft Registration

N685S is a 1970 Cessna 207, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Second Wind Aviation Corp in Friday Harbor, WA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 27, 1970. The registration certificate was issued on May 22, 2017. The registration is set to expire on May 31, 2027. Powered by a Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES engine producing 285 horsepower, N685S is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A9175A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N685S was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 48.8113, -122.6852 on June 26, 2026. The FAA registry record for N685S was last updated on January 22, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Cessna 207 Stationair 7 was a stretched utility aircraft designed to bridge the gap between six-seat family planes and larger commercial aircraft in the air taxi market. First flown on May 11, 1968, it featured a high-wing configuration with fixed tricycle landing gear and could accommodate seven passengers plus pilot. Powered by a 300-horsepower Continental IO-520-F engine, the aircraft measured over four feet longer than its Cessna 206 predecessor to provide the additional passenger capacity. Built by Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas, exactly 626 examples were manufactured between 1969 and 1984. AviatorDB tracks 80,402 Cessna aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is C207.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N685S. 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.