N685PA1990 Saab-Scania SAAB 340B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply40 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Aviation Inventory Resources INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Alvarado, TX
- Certificate issued
- Dec 26, 2022
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Restricted · Aerial Surveying
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 30, 2023
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
- Saab-Scania
- Model
- SAAB 340B
- Year
- 1990
- Serial number
- 340B-212
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 37
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A91710
Engine
- Make and model
- Ge Ct7-9b
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1750 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2022 – nowAviation Inventory Resources INCAlvarado, TX · current
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 (2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-08-52 | GE Aircraft Engines CT7-9B Turboprop Engines | Jun 2, 2003 | Engine (CT7-9B) |
| 97-25-07 | GE Aircraft Engines CT7 Series Turboprop Engines | Jan 28, 1998 | Engine (CT7-9B) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (40)
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 · receptacle · shortedJan 21, 2017
FLAME & SMOKE FROM CABIN LIGHTING ABOVE 3A SHORTED WINDOW LIGHT RECEPTACLE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · smoke detector · false indicationDec 9, 2016
CARGO SMOKE INDICATION FIRED BOTH BOTTLES
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · warning system · false activationDec 5, 2016
RIGHT HAND TAILPIPE HOT LIGHT ON. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE ENGINE NACELLE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · lamp · inoperativeMay 14, 2015
EMERGENCY LIGHTING ARM LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BULB, OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · wire · brokenMay 6, 2015
ROW 4A OVERHEAD LIGHT INOPERATIVE, 37LN. REPLACED BULB, EXIT MARKER ON LT EMER EXIT INOPERATIVE. FOUND WIRE BROKEN OFF LAMP ASSEMBLY, 45LN. REPLACED LAMP ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · inoperativeJan 26, 2015
EMERGENCY LIGHTING ARM LIGHT 29LN DOESN’T WORK. RE-LAMPED & OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · saturatedAug 18, 2014
EMER ARMED LIGHT ON FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL INOPERATIVE. REMOVED FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL & ALLOWED TO DRY BEHIND PANEL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · module · failedDec 19, 2013
TCAS INOPERATIVE, TRANSPONDERS 1 AND 2 INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT DIRECTOR INOP. R & R AIR DATA COMPUTER.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · lug · brokenAug 5, 2013
RIGHT FLAP WILL NOT EXTEND IN FLIGHT. FOUND LUG BROKEN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · generator · failedAug 4, 2013
LEFT DC GENERATOR FAILED DURING FLIGHT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 40 reports.
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