N690SM is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Rockwell International 690A built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 22, 2013. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N690SM is reserved by a private party since November 13, 2023. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on September 13, 2026.
Rockwell International 690A cancelled April 22, 2013
- Serial number
- 11337
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 1976
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 21, 2011
- Last FAA action
- October 21, 2011
- Last owner
- Ponderosa Aviation INC (Corporation)
Safford, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N690SM
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rockwell 690 · serial 11337
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 contributing to the accident was the airplane's lack of onboard terrain awareness and warning system equipment. Member Sumwalt filed a concurring statement that can be found in the public docket for this accident. Member Weener joined the statement.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site