# N840MD: Rockwell International 690C, registration cancelled 2012-07-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 5, 2012
- Exported to: Ethiopia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rockwell International 690C](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690c) (registry code 7630517)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11693
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 28, 1981
- Certificate issued: April 12, 2012
- Last registry action: April 12, 2012
- Mode S code: AB80F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Gaunt James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAUNT%20JAMES%20C)
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N840MD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=840MD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N840MD-2012-07-05

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 Rockwell International 690C: https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690c.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 BFO91LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA017), Dec 4, 1990: Rockwell 690C (N840MD), Summerville, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE LANDING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN. THE TURBULENT WEATHER WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## 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 19901204052809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901204052809A), Dec 4, 1990: Gulstm 690C (N840MD), Summersville, WV, Substantial damage. Landed in heavy turbulence. Impact nose first. Folded nose gear. Left runway down embankment. Failed keep control.

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