Specifications
Broker
Aircraft Details
- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
- Total airframe time: 11,836 hours
- Engine times: 728 SOH (per listing) and 650 SMOH (per summary), both with 5,000-hour TBO
- Avionics suite includes Garmin G600TXi Touch Screen Flight Display (10.5″), Garmin GTN-750 GPS/NAV/COMM/MFD, Genesys STEC 3100 Digital Autopilot with Preselect, Aspen EFD 1000C3 PFD (Copilot Side), Garmin GWX75 Weather Radar, Garmin GI-275 Standby Instrument, Garmin Flight Stream 510, Collins VIR-30 NAV Receiver, Garmin GTX-345R Transponder (ADS-B In/Out), Mid-Continent MD302 Standby Attitude Module, BFG Skywatch 497 Traffic System, BFG I000+ Stormscope, PS Engineering PM3000 Intercom, Dual Solid-State Inverters, Ameri-King 406 ELT, Digital Fuel Quantity Indicating System
- Hartzell 3-Bladed Wide Chord Propellers, Woodward Fuel Controls, Dash Ten Conversion, Extended Aft Baggage
- Replaced Lower Spar Cap (CK144 Kit)
- 5 Year Gear Inspection completed, not due again until 2031
- Interior: 7-place executive seating, tan leather seats, matching sidewalls and headliner, Berber carpet, dual writing tables, Lemo-style headset jacks
- Exterior: White and navy blue base with gold and silver accent stripes
About this Model
Overview
The Commander 690A is a legacy, pressurized, twin‑engine turboprop designed around regional missions where runway flexibility and straightforward systems matter. It targets operators who want turbine reliability and higher cruise performance than piston twins, while keeping the aircraft small enough to be managed by an owner-flown or small-flight-department operation. Typical use cases include business trips between secondary airports, multi-stop days, and utility flying where payload and field performance take priority over cabin volume.
Mission Fit
Most missions align with a practical regional profile: climb to the mid-teens/low-20s as needed for weather and efficiency, cruise at turboprop speeds appropriate to its era, then get in and out of shorter fields than many light jets. It’s less aligned with transcontinental stage lengths or use cases that demand contemporary avionics integration and cabin refinement without upgrades.
Cabin
The 690A cabin is a compact, pressurized environment intended for short-to-medium duration trips. Seating is typically arranged in a small club/forward-aft mix depending on interior, with an emphasis on functional comfort rather than a large-cabin feel. Noise and vibration characteristics are typical of older-generation turboprops and can vary significantly with interior condition, insulation, prop condition, and engine rigging.