# N242TC: 1974 Aero Commander 690A, registration cancelled 2002-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 690A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-690a) (registry code 0141722)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11219
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 27, 1974
- Certificate issued: September 10, 1993
- Last registry action: September 17, 2002
- Mode S code: A23919
- Owner when cancelled: [Executive Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXECUTIVE%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Kincheloe, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Kincheloe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2654° N, 84.4713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49788, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242TC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=242TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242TC-2002-12-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aero Commander 690A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-690a.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI93FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA378), Sep 27, 1993: Aero Commander 690A (N242TC), Lansing, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: was the pilot-in-command not maintaining aircraft control during the intermittent operation of the electrically operated attitude gyro. Factor's associated with this accident are an fluctuating…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19930927036579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930927036579A), Sep 27, 1993: Gulstm 690A (N242TC), Lansing, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost inverter that power main gyros. Indicates lost control partial panel. NR2 inverter ok. Alcohol test positive.

## Other aircraft with N242TC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242TC): Cessna T206H, S/N T20608530, built 2005

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