# N72VF: 1975 Aero Commander 690A, registration cancelled 2017-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 11242
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1975
- Certificate issued: July 14, 1997
- Last registry action: July 29, 2003
- Mode S code: A9A314
- Owner when cancelled: [Yakima Theatres Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YAKIMA%20THEATRES%20INC)
- Location: [Yakima, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Yakima)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.6652° N, 120.3385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98901, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72VF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72VF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72VF-2017-06-15

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 SEA98FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA023), Dec 13, 1997: Aero Commander 690A (N72VF), Yakima, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.

## 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 19971212038579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971212038579A), Dec 12, 1997: Gulstm 690A (N72VF), Yakima, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (Tty) acft crashed und unk circ while on approach 2 POB suffered fatal inj. Acft was destroyed. Yakima, WA. (.40THE flight was operating into the Yakima…

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