Twin turboprop

N5878K

1980 Commander 690C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
11626
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Clearwater Airco LLC (LLC)
Based
Anchorage, AK
1980 Commander 690C
Representative photo of a Commander 690C. Not a photo of N5878K.
Registration record

N5878K on the FAA register

Type
1980 Commander 690C
Serial
11626
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Registered owner
Clearwater Airco LLC
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2026-03-30
Airworthiness date
1994-08-04
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A79363
Mode S (octal)
51711543
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,780 nm
Cruise (type)
287 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N5878K.
  • 1994-08-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N5878K

N5878K is a 1980 Commander 690C, serial number 11626. The FAA register lists Clearwater Airco LLC as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 30, 2026 and expires on March 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 287 knots and a range of about 1,780 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 4, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5878K.

Cruise
287 kt
Range
1,780 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,285 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,240 ft
Fuel burn
27 gph

Published figures for the Commander 690C type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5878K.

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.