Twin turboprop

N400DS

1978 Commander 690B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
11512
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Spur Aviation Services Lc (LLC)
Based
Twin Falls, ID
1978 Commander 690B
Representative photo of a Commander 690B. Not a photo of N400DS.
Registration record

N400DS on the FAA register

Type
1978 Commander 690B
Serial
11512
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Registered owner
Spur Aviation Services Lc
Twin Falls, ID
Certificate issued
2026-08-07
Airworthiness date
1990-02-22
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A4ACFD
Mode S (octal)
51126375
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,100 nm
Cruise (type)
279 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$456,250 to $778,750
Middle half of 4 live Commander 690B listings, 1978–1979 models (median $617,500). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N400DS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N400DS.
  • 1990-02-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N400DS

N400DS is a 1978 Commander 690B, serial number 11512. The FAA register lists Spur Aviation Services Lc as the registrant in Twin Falls, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 7, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Airesearch TPE331 series engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 279 knots and a range of about 1,100 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated February 22, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N400DS.

Cruise
279 kt
Range
1,100 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,458 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,417 ft
Fuel burn
26 gph

Published figures for the Commander 690B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Commander 690B specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N400DS.

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.