# N690RU: 1973 Aero Commander 112, registration cancelled 2018-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2018
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 112](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (registry code 0144701)
- Engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A12SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A12SO), [TCDS E1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 33
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 16, 1973
- Certificate issued: January 13, 2016
- Last registry action: January 13, 2016
- Mode S code: A92C40
- Owner when cancelled: [Shelton Steven](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELTON%20STEVEN)
- Location: [Baltimore, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Baltimore)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3384° N, 76.5389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21206, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N690RU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=690RU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N690RU-2018-10-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 112: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112.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 ERA18LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA034), Nov 29, 2017: Aero Commander 112 (N690RU), Westminister, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during the approach due to his distraction by the failure of an avionics panel, which resulted in a runway undershoot.

## 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 20171129022189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171129022189A), Nov 29, 2017: Aero Commander 112 (N690RU), Westminster, MD, Substantial damage. On November 29, 2017 the pilot stated that he was on a solo cross country flight from kmtn (martin state) to kmrb (martinsburg). While enroute he experienced…

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