N940U - 1968 Aero Commander 680W Aircraft Registration

N940U is a 1968 Aero Commander 680W, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Sanborn Map Company INC in Colorado Springs, CO. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 17, 1973. The registration certificate was issued on February 7, 2008. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2029. Powered by a Airesearch 331 SER 605HP engine producing 605 horsepower, N940U is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AD0EEA (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N940U was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 38.8058, -104.7010 on July 12, 2024. The FAA registry record for N940U was last updated on August 18, 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 N940U. 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.