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Tail record, Eclipse 550, United States register

N85SM: how this Eclipse 550 is flown

A 550 on short legs: more landings for its hours than three quarters of its type.

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Figures are for the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026; named aircraft are shown a week behind. Grades compare its record since 1 Jan 2025 with every tracked 550.

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How N85SM compares.

27 tracked flights in the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026.

Tracked flights

27

in the twelve months, about 2 a month

Days flown a month

2.4

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈17

in the twelve months, from time in the air

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Month by month.

Its busiest month was June 2026, with 5 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was June 2026, with 5 flights. It did not fly in January 2026. The record has 18 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N85SM, the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026. Flight counts only: airports and exact dates are left out of this page.

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The free chapter.

Each measure against all 114 tracked 550s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N85SM.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Harsher than its type

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for N85SM: too few of its flights were tracked to count its use fairly, in the full report too. So its free chapter here is Fatigue, which doesn’t depend on catching every flight.

Short legs put more pressurization cycles on the structure for the same time in the air. Worth checking its cycle-based inspection limits before a pre-buy.

  • Hours per landingLead measure. 1st percentile

    0.6 : 1middle 550 1.2 : 1

  • Short hops97th percentile

    86%middle 550 55%

  • Leg length10th percentile

    132 nmmiddle 550 274 nm

How its legs split

Share of N85SM’s legs by length, nm, in the twelve months

Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of 550s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked 550, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether N85SM sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle 550: 0%

Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.

Not graded: not enough data.

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Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

Short runways, middle 550: 0%

Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.

N85SM sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 4

Utilization

Flights a month, middle 550: 3.1

Also graded: days flown a month and estimated hours a year.

Not graded: too few of its flights were tracked.

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The full report on N85SM.

All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.

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N85SM, Eclipse 550

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  • All four chapters, graded
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  • Every flight since January 2025, leg by leg
  • Its weekly and seasonal rhythm
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Questions about N85SM.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N85SM: how this Eclipse 550 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n85sm

How many hours does N85SM fly a year?

About 17 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 27 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N85SM flown?

N85SM made 27 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 2 a month, and flew on about 2 days in each month it flew.

Does N85SM fly internationally?

None of its 27 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.

When did N85SM last fly?

It was last tracked in July 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.

Why don’t you show which airports N85SM uses?

We leave out airports, bases and exact dates on purpose. We show how an aircraft has been used, not where it goes.

What’s in the full TailCheck report for N85SM?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked 550s, plus the operational summary and operating rhythm, as a PDF, CSV and share link. It costs $395, or $995 a month for unlimited reports and Spotlight.

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Method: flight data, every count a minimum. Estimated hours from time in the air. About our data

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