N5RE - 1968 Aero Commander 680W Aircraft Registration

N5RE is a 1968 Aero Commander 680W, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, PA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 29, 1972. The registration certificate was issued on July 31, 2000. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2028. Powered by a Airesearch 331 SER 605HP engine producing 605 horsepower, N5RE is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A636BA (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N5RE was last updated on April 28, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Aero Commander 680T Turbo Commander was the first turboprop-powered aircraft in the successful Commander series, marking a significant evolution from piston engines to gas turbine power. First flown in 1964 and certified on September 15, 1965, it was a twin-engine, low-wing business aircraft accommodating two pilots and up to nine passengers in its 36.8-foot fuselage. With its 49-foot wingspan and service ceiling of 25,000 feet, the 680T demonstrated the viability of turboprop conversion for proven airframes. Aero Commander, which became part of Rockwell International in 1965, built 56 examples during the aircraft's brief two-year production run. AviatorDB tracks 791 Aero Commander aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is AC80.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N5RE. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.