Twin turboprop

N44NC

1977 Commander 690B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
11387
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331-5&6SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ponderosa Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Safford, AZ
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1977 Commander 690B
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Registration record

N44NC on the FAA register

Type
1977 Commander 690B
Serial
11387
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331-5&6SER
Registered owner
Ponderosa Aviation LLC
Safford, AZ
Certificate issued
2026-04-03
Airworthiness date
1977-04-05
Registration expires
2033-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A54973
Mode S (octal)
51244563
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 N44NC.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N44NC to the current registrant.
  • 1996-01-09
    N44NC previously assigned to a DeHavilland DHC-3T (s/n 347); cancelled.
  • 1988-12-16
    N44NC previously assigned to a Cessna 402B (s/n 402B0852); cancelled.
  • 1977-04-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N44NC

N44NC is a 1977 Commander 690B, serial number 11387. The FAA register lists Ponderosa Aviation LLC as the registrant in Safford, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 3, 2026 and expires on April 30, 2033.

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 April 5, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N44NC. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1984-03-31 Accident · Missing Acft, MS Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA84FA126
Reported aircraft: Cessna 402B — a different aircraft that carried the N44NC registration before this airframe.
1978-05-11 Accident · Keokuk,Ia, 15 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0824
Reported aircraft: Cessna 402B — a different aircraft that carried the N44NC registration before this airframe.

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.