Twin turboprop

N79BE

Commander 690B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
11408
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ponderosa Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Safford, AZ
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Commander 690B
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Registration record

N79BE on the FAA register

Type
Commander 690B
Serial
11408
Engines
2
Registered owner
Ponderosa Aviation LLC
Safford, AZ
Certificate issued
2026-05-14
Airworthiness date
1983-12-06
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAB5CA
Mode S (octal)
52532712
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 N79BE.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N79BE.
  • 1983-12-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N79BE

N79BE is a Commander 690B, serial number 11408. The FAA register lists Ponderosa Aviation LLC as the registrant in Safford, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 14, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop 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 December 6, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N79BE.

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 N79BE.

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.