# N840SM: 1981 Gulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 690C, registration cancelled 2020-05-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 26, 2020
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 690C](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-am-corp-comm-div-690c) (registry code 3970404)
- 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: 11700
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 9, 1981
- Certificate issued: December 13, 2016
- Last registry action: September 17, 2019
- Mode S code: AB8175
- Owner when cancelled: [840smtx LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/840SMTX%20LLC)
- Location: [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 31.9924° N, 102.0810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79701, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N840SM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=840SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N840SM-2020-05-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Gulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 690C: https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-am-corp-comm-div-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 SEA86LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA067), Feb 27, 1986: Gulfstream 690C (N840SM), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19860227006799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860227006799A), Feb 27, 1986: Gulstm 690C (N840SM), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Encountered severe turbulence that prompted a missed approach. Skin wrinkles found on return to departure point.

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