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N690SM1976 Rockwell International 690A

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 22, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Nov 2011)No ADs since 1998 matched2 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Safford, AZ
owner city / state
Engine
TPE331-5&6SER · 776 hp
Airesearch
Owners
1
since 2011
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2011
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
2
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Last registered owner
Ponderosa Aviation INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Safford, AZ
Certificate issued
Oct 21, 2011
Canceled
Apr 22, 2013
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Jul 20, 1976

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
Rockwell International
Model
690A
Year
1976
Serial number
11337
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
A92C52

Engine

Make and model
Airesearch Tpe331-5&6ser
Type
Turbo-prop
Power
776 hp

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2011 – 2013Ponderosa Aviation INCSafford, AZ

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Nov 24, 2011 · Apache Junction, AZ

The pilot's failure to maintain a safe ground track and altitude combination for the moonless night visual flight rules flight, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's complacency and lack of situational awareness and his failure to use air traffic control visual flight rules flight following or minimum safe altitude warning services. Also…

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
WPR12MA046

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR12MA046)

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 (2)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Landing gear · angle · crackedAug 10, 2001

    ANGLE LOCATED AT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO WING ATTACH AREA CRACKED AT INBOARD SIDE. CRACK EXTENDED ONE INCH FROM AFT PORTION OF WING AREA FORWARD.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Doors · link · crackedSep 12, 2000

    LINK ARM ASSY LOCATED ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO DOOR LINK FOUND CRACKED AT LINK TO ARM ATTACH AREA. (X)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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