N420QS2018 Embraer EMB-505
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply7 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Co-owners
- Certificate issued
- Aug 29, 2024
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2031
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Commuter
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 12, 2018
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Embraer
- Model
- EMB-505
- Year
- 2018
- Serial number
- 50500462
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Mode S code
- A4FD0E
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pw535e
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 3,360 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2024 – nowCo-ownerscurrent
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (5)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | Autopilot Main Servo | Mar 31, 2026 | Airframe (EMB-505)Certain serial numbers: EMB-505 50500004–50500012; EMB-505 50500014; EMB-505 50500016–50500665; EMB-505 50500667–50500779 |
| 2022-05-12 | Elevator Structure; 5540, Rudder Structure; and 5751, Ailerons | Apr 13, 2022 | Airframe (EMB-505) |
| 2021-24-21 | Operations | Jan 25, 2022 | Airframe (EMB-505)Only with: EMB-500 with PW617F-E or PW617F1-E engines installed, or EMB-505 with PW535E engines installed. |
| 2016-22-02 | Equipment/ Furnishing | Dec 1, 2016 | Airframe (EMB-505)Serial numbers per Embraer S.A. SB No. 500-25-0016 and SB No. 505-25-0020, dated December 8, 2015. Only with: Applies to passenger seats installed at manufacture; seats replaced during routine maintenance are not affected. |
| 2014-19-01 | Landing Gear | Oct 22, 2014 | Airframe (EMB-505)Only with: Equipped with brake assembly P/N DAP00097-01 or P/N DAP00097-02. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (7)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Lights · battery · faultyApr 22, 2026
DURING FLIGHT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS TURNED ON AND STAYED ON. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY #1 WITH A REPAIRED UNIT AND EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY #2 / WITH A TESTED UNIT. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. ALLOWED BATTERIES TO TOP CHARGE POST OPS CHECKS.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · switch · defectiveMar 22, 2025
SEAT 6 CABIN READING LIGHT SWITCH: CABIN READING SWITCH ON SEAT 6 WAS EXTREMELY HOT DURING FLIGHT. CORRECTIVE ACTION; FOUND COFFEE STAIN SPOTS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CUP HOLDER ADJACENT TO THE READING LIGHT SWITCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED #6 SEAT READING LIGHT WITH NEW SWITCH UNIT, MX PERFORMED IAW…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · unknown · unknownAug 8, 2023
DURING ENGINE START WITH THE EMERG LIGHTS ARMED WE RECEIVED A YELLOW CAS MESSAGE FOR EMERG LIGHTS NOT ARMED WHEN IN FACT THE WERE ARMED. THE CAS MESSAGE WENT AWAY AND AFTER LANDING OUR PASSENGER TOLD US THAT THE EMERG LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ALSO THE LINES MAN SAID THE OUTSIDE EMERG LIGHTS WERE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · battery · defectiveMay 2, 2023
EMERGENCY LIGHTING: EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP, CONTINUALLY FLASH. //SIGNOFF// PERFORMED EMB300 FIM TASK 33-50-00-810-801 AND FOUND EMERGENCY BATTERIES NEED REPLACED. MCC HAS 2 BATTERIES ON ORDER REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH EMER LIGHTS BATTERY PACKS (FWD & AFT), MX PERFORMED IAW EMB PHENOM 300 AMM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · inoperativeNov 21, 2022
CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED WITH SWITCH IN ARM POSITION. WHILE ON BATTEY POWER & DURING ENG STARTS, EMERGENCY LIGHT NOT ARM CASS MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITH SWITCH IS IN ARM POSITION. WITH A GPU OR GENERATOR ONLINE CASS MESSAGE WILL EXTINGISH BUT CABIN LIGHTS REMAIN ON. REPLACED BATTERY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · barrier · out of positionMay 10, 2021
MAIN DOOR VISUAL INDICATOR: FLAG WINDOW NEAR CHUTE BOLT WINDOW OBSCURED. CAN NOT SEE INSIDE. REMOVED THE MAIN ENTRV DOOR STEPS ACCESS THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOW. FOUND · THE MOISTURE BARRIER INSIDE THE DOOR WAS SHIFTED PARTIALLV BLOCKING THE WINDOW. REPOSITIONED THE BARRIER AWAY FROM THE WINDOW.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · balance weight · inadequateOct 16, 2020
WHILE COMPLYING WITH EMBAER SB 505-55-0004 FOUND THE FOLLOWING, FLIGHT CONTROL BALANCE WEIGHTS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THREE RT ELEVATOR ADJUSTABLE BALANCE WEIGHTS P/N PE915109-L33 AND TWO LT ELEVATOR ADJUSTABLE BALANCE WEIGHTS P/N PE915109-L33.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026