Midsize jet

N520QS

2016 Textron Aviation 680A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
680A0056
Class
Midsize jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
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Registration record

N520QS on the FAA register

Type
2016 Textron Aviation 680A
Serial
680A0056
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D1
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Certificate issued
2021-12-10
Airworthiness date
2016-12-02
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A68A5D
Mode S (octal)
51505135
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Ownership
Fractional
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-12-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N520QS.
  • 2016-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N520QS

N520QS is a 2016 Textron Aviation 680A, serial number 680A0056. It is registered to co-owners. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 10, 2021 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a midsize jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306D1 engines and 10 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 2, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N520QS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-09-11 Accident · San Francisco, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX04LA334
Reported aircraft: British Aerospace Bae 125-1000A — a different aircraft that carried the N520QS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: An electrical arc from an undetermined source initiated a hydraulic line rupture, which resulted in an equipment bay fire.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.