Aircraft record

N4581E1967 Aero Commander 680FL

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 7, 2012.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Mar 1987)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Billings, MT; owner city / state
Engine: IGSO-540-B1A · 380 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 1986
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1987
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Billings, MT
Certificate issued: Jun 23, 1986
Canceled: Dec 7, 2012
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Jun 5, 1967

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Aero Commander
Model: 680FL
Year: 1967
Serial number: 1672-134
Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 11
Engines: 2
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A59254

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming Igso-540-B1a
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 380 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1986 – 2012Individual ownerBillings, MT
1953Sevdy Sorensen Aviation INCdifferent airframe: Aeronca 7ccm S/N 7ccm153

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Mar 13, 1987 · Basalt, CO

N4581E WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR 135 CARRYING CARGO. THE PLT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED VFR AND HAD '7 TO 10' MI VIS AT THE ACDT SITE. WITNESSES AT AND NEAR THE ACDT SITE STATED THAT HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING AT THE TIME OF THE ACDT AND THE VIS WAS 1 MI OR LESS. THE ACFT STRUCK A 2 STORY DUPLEX IN A LT WING LOW ATTITUDE, 18 FT AGL. POST CRASH EXAM OF THE ACFT AND ENGINES REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MECH…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Serious
Report: DEN87FA066

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN87FA066)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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