Twin piston

N4278S

1959 Aero Commander 680-E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
680E-813-60
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming GO-480 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Athens, OH
Registration record

N4278S on the FAA register

Type
1959 Aero Commander 680-E
Serial
680E-813-60
Engines
2 × Lycoming GO-480 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Athens, OH
Certificate issued
2020-05-14
Airworthiness date
1991-09-12
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A51921
Mode S (octal)
51214441
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-05-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N4278S.
  • 1991-09-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1959
    Manufactured (1959).
Overview

About N4278S

N4278S is a 1959 Aero Commander 680-E, serial number 680E-813-60. It is registered to an individual in Athens, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 14, 2020 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming GO-480 series engines and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 12, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4278S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4278S.

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.