Specifications
AI Description
- Model: Commander 690B
- Condition: Used
- Flight Rules: IFR
- Location: Beaver, West Virginia
- Full Garmin Glass Equipment: Garmin 650 TXI, Dual Garmin 750XI
- Dash 10 conversion with less than 1200 SMOH
- Basic Empty Weight: 7,090 lb
- Useful Load: 3,210 lb
- Fuel Capacity: 384 gal
- Engine 1: Honeywell TPE331-10T-512K, 1,182.2 SMOH, TBO 5000, 697 cycles
- Engine 2: Honeywell TPE331-10T-512K, 1,182.2 SMOH, TBO 5000, 697 cycles
- Propellers: MT MTV-27-1-E-C-F-R(G), 105.3 SNEW, 5 blades
- Avionics: Garmin G600 TXI, Garmin G3X, Dual GTN750, S-TEC Autopilot, ADS-B equipped, WAAS, LPV, SVT
- Pressurized: Yes
- Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI): Yes
- All lighting changed to LED
- Exterior painted in 2019
- Interior refurbished in 2024
- Seating configuration: 6 passengers
- Annual/150 hr inspection completed April 2025
About this Model
Overview
The Commander 690B is a pressurized, twin-engine turboprop that sits between high-performance piston twins and larger commuter-class turboprops. It is commonly used for regional business travel, owner-operator missions, and special-mission roles that value a sturdy airframe, good short-to-medium stage length performance, and the redundancy of two engines. Compared with newer turboprops, it reflects an earlier design era: straightforward systems, varied avionics configurations, and performance that depends heavily on engine/propeller condition and aircraft weight.
Mission Fit
It tends to fit missions in the few-hundred-nautical-mile to roughly 1,000 nm class, where block speed and altitude capability matter but extreme range is not required. The aircraft is most compelling when flown frequently enough to justify turboprop maintenance while still valuing a manageable cabin and cockpit workload.
Cabin
The 690B offers a compact, pressurized cabin typically arranged for a small group, with club-style seating common. Expect a utilitarian interior volume relative to larger turboprops; comfort is strongly influenced by interior refurbishment quality, noise/vibration treatments, and environmental system condition. Baggage capacity and access vary with configuration, so mission planning should confirm real usable volume with the seats installed.