Twin turboprop

N78NA

1977 Commander 690B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
11401
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331-5&6SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Spur Aviation Services Lc (LLC)
Based
Twin Falls, ID
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1977 Commander 690B
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Registration record

N78NA on the FAA register

Type
1977 Commander 690B
Serial
11401
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331-5&6SER
Registered owner
Spur Aviation Services Lc
Twin Falls, ID
Certificate issued
2026-08-07
Airworthiness date
1977-05-27
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8F5A
Mode S (octal)
52507532
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 N78NA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N78NA.
  • 1977-05-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N78NA

N78NA is a 1977 Commander 690B, serial number 11401. 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 TPE331-5&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 May 27, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78NA.

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 N78NA.

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.