N959QS2024 Textron Aviation INC 680A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply5 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Co-owners
- Certificate issued
- Feb 13, 2026
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2033
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 11, 2024
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
- Textron Aviation INC
- Model
- 680A
- Year
- 2024
- Serial number
- 680A0408
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 10
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- AD5785
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pw306d1
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 5,907 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- 2026 – 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 (1)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-13 | Landing Gear | May 15, 2018 | Airframe (680A)Serial numbers per UTC Service Bulletins 2-1706-1-32-1 Rev 1 and 2-1675-32-2 Rev 1 (brake assembly serial numbers). Only with: Equipped with brake assembly P/N 2-1706-1 (Model 510) or P/N 2-1675-1 (Models 680/680A) with serial number listed in table 1 of the applicable UTC service bulletin. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (5)
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.
- Landing gear · control handle · inoperativeMay 8, 2026
AFTER TAKEOFF THE AMBER WOW MISCOMPARE CAS MESSAGE CAME ON AND THE GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO RETRACT THE GEAR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · static wick · ground damageJun 30, 2025
DURING TOW OF N541QS THE THIRD STATIC WICK FROM THE WINGTIP OF THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE OF N959QS. WING LEADING EDGE IS GOUGED. COMPLIED WITH TEMPORARY REPAIR OF RH WING LEADING EDGE IAW RFTS-114342.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · steering sys · faultedJun 29, 2025
NOSE WHEEL STEERING PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT . NOTICED DURING TO AND LANDING AND DOES AFFECT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. NWS TRAVEL CHECKS WERE GOOD, BUT WE WANTED TO VERIFY CABLE TENSIONS AND ROUTING. ROUTING CHECKED GOOD, FOUND CABLE TENSIONS HIGH, SUPPOSED TO BE 18 LBS +/-2 AND THEY WERE OVER 30 LBS.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · manifold · faultedJan 15, 2025
LEFT MLG LANDING GEAR EXTENSION: ALL THREE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND WITH GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION. AMBER "GEAR DISAGREEMENT L R N" CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL MANIFOLD. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW CE680A MM 32-30-20.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · door · out of adjustNov 14, 2024
WHEN CLOSING MAIN CABIN DOOR, AFTER ITS FULLY CLOSED, PUSHING SILVER HANDLE DOWN, IT JAMS UP , MIDWAY TO THE LOCKED POSITION. SILVER HANDLE WILL MOVE TO THE FULLY LOCKED POSITION, WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE SILVER HANDLE. DOOR MAY BE POSSIBLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE PLAN IS TO FERRY THE ACFT TO…
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