Twin turboprop

N8PQ

1975 Commander 690A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
11243
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Garrett TPE331-5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Elkhorn Aviation Inc + 1 co-owner (Corporation)
Based
Baker City, OR
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1975 Commander 690A
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Registration record

N8PQ on the FAA register

Type
1975 Commander 690A
Serial
11243
Engines
2 × Garrett TPE331-5
Registered owner
Elkhorn Aviation Inc + 1 co-owner
Baker City, OR
Certificate issued
2012-01-23
Airworthiness date
2001-01-15
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AADE7F
Mode S (octal)
52557177
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,471 nm
Cruise (type)
279 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-01-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N8PQ.
  • 2001-01-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1975
    Manufactured (1975).
Overview

About N8PQ

N8PQ is a 1975 Commander 690A, serial number 11243. The FAA register lists Elkhorn Aviation Inc + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Baker City, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 23, 2012 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Garrett TPE331-5 engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 279 knots and a range of about 1,471 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 15, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8PQ.

Cruise
279 kt
Range
1,471 nm
Power / thrust (each)
717.5
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,216 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,084 ft
Fuel burn
103 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8PQ.

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.