# N690SM: 1976 Rockwell International 690A, registration cancelled 2013-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rockwell International 690A](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690a) (registry code 7630515)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (registry code 01515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11337
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 20, 1976
- Certificate issued: October 21, 2011
- Last registry action: October 21, 2011
- Mode S code: A92C52
- Owner when cancelled: [Ponderosa Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PONDEROSA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Safford, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Safford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6999° N, 109.5886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85546, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N690SM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=690SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N690SM-2013-04-22

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Rockwell International 690A: https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690a.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR MV52001F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MV52001F00000), Aug 10, 2001: ANGLE. CRACKED. ANGLE LOCATED AT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO WING ATTACH AREA CRACKED AT INBOARD SIDE. CRACK EXTENDED ONE INCH FROM AFT PORTION OF WING AREA FORWARD.
- [SDR 20001013SH007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001013SH007), Sep 12, 2000: LINK. CRACKED. LINK ARM ASSY LOCATED ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO DOOR LINK FOUND CRACKED AT LINK TO ARM ATTACH AREA. (X)

## 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 WPR12MA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12MA046), Nov 24, 2011: Rockwell 690 (N690SM), Apache Junction, AZ, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: 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…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20111123027449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111123027449A), Nov 23, 2011: Rockwell International 690A (N690SM), Gold Canyon, AZ, Destroyed, 6 fatal. The aircraft departed falcon field mesa AZ (ffz) from runway 04R at approximately 1826 local time in night VMC, under visual flight rules with an intended…
- [Incident 19960529018389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960529018389I), May 29, 1996: Gulstm 690A (N690SM), Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Tameris completed an ILS approach to rwy 16 at pwk with a circle to rwy 34. He stated that " the bottom dropped out " on short final. Power was…

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