Twin turboprop

N40SM

1979 Commander 690B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
11559
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331-5&6SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co Fire Aviation Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Morgan, CO
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1979 Commander 690B
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Registration record

N40SM on the FAA register

Type
1979 Commander 690B
Serial
11559
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331-5&6SER
Registered owner
Co Fire Aviation Leasing Inc
Fort Morgan, CO
Certificate issued
2021-05-04
Airworthiness date
1979-08-13
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4ABE4
Mode S (octal)
51125744
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 N40SM.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N40SM.
  • 1979-08-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N40SM

N40SM is a 1979 Commander 690B, serial number 11559. The FAA register lists Co Fire Aviation Leasing Inc as the registrant in Fort Morgan, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 4, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Airesearch TPE331-5&6SER 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 (normal), dated August 13, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N40SM.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N40SM.

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.