Specifications
AI Description
- Maintenance: FAR Part 91, damaged status due to a prop strike in 2008, inspected and returned to service.
- Upcoming maintenance items due by December 1, 2024: 150-Hour Inspection, Prop Overhaul, Engine Overhaul, Landing Gear Overhaul, Annual Inspection (all by National Flight Services).
- Engine: TPE331-10T-511K, TBO 5400 hours, 10 hours since overhaul for both engines.
- Additional Equipment: Supreme Commander Mod, MT 5-blade reversible de-ice props, EnviroSystems improved environmental control unit, oxygen system, camera hole, optical quality photographic glass emergency exit window, bird strike prevention light system, Whelen rotating beacon.
- Avionics: Dual Garmin GRS-77 AHRS, S-TEC System 2100 autopilot and flight director, Garmin GTN-650 and GTN-750 communication and navigation radios, Garmin G600 EFIS, BFGoodrich TRC-899 TCAS, Garmin GTX-33ES and GTX-345R Mode S transponders, Garmin GWX-70 weather radar.
- Interior: Refurbished in 2014, executive configuration for 8 passengers, dark gray leather seating, non-flushing forward lavatory, folding executive table, 7-place intercom system.
- Exterior: Matterhorn white with dark blue and gray accent stripes.
About this Model
Overview
The Turbo Commander 840 is a pressurized, twin‑engine turboprop designed around efficient point‑to‑point travel while retaining the ability to use shorter runways than many light jets. Buyers typically consider it when they want turboprop operating flexibility, multi-engine redundancy, and a cabin that supports practical business missions rather than a lounge-style interior.
Mission Fit
It tends to fit missions built around regional stage lengths, reliable access to secondary airports, and scheduling flexibility. It is less aligned with buyers who primarily measure value by jet-level cruise speed or who need a larger cabin for multiple hours of continuous work or hosting.
Cabin
Cabin experience is typically functional and businesslike, emphasizing enclosed, pressurized travel with club-style seating options depending on the individual aircraft. Space and noise levels are characteristic of a pressurized turboprop of its era, so expectations should be set around practical transport and workability rather than a large-cabin environment.