# N4498Y: 1983 Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-shorts-sd3-60) (registry code 8100605, 20 seats) - Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) - Serial number: SH3625 - Year built: 1983 - Type: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 27, 1983 - Certificate issued: January 29, 1996 - Expires: September 30, 2029 - Mode S code: A56F93 - Registered owner: [Acc Integrated Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ACC%20INTEGRATED%20SERVICES%20INC) - Location: [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 42.9751° N, 87.8989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53207, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4498Y - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4498Y From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations None matched to N4498Y. ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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. - [Incident 19920917042579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920917042579I), Sep 17, 1992: Stbros SD360 (N4498Y), New York, NY. Smoke from co-pilots instrument panel on taxi out. Right engine duct low pressure switch-light burned internally. - [Incident 19891014055839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014055839I), Oct 14, 1989: Stbros SD360 (N4498Y), Pittsburgh, PA. Elevator trim inoperative. Landed without incident. Trim cable had broken. Ferried for repairs. - [Incident 19860802061839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860802061839I), Aug 2, 1986: Stbros SD360 (N4498Y), Allentown, PA. Engine shutdown after oil pressure fluctuation. Diverted. Found bearing air seal loose and leaking oil. ## Service difficulty reports (7) As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DATA 202208230001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DATA%20202208230001), Aug 19, 2022: PIPE. BROKEN. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF HEARD LOUD SCREECHING NOISE FOLLOWED BY TWO CWP LIGHTS INDICATING DUAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE. WHEN LOOKING ON THE HYDRAULIC PANEL - [SDR DATA2021101201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DATA2021101201), Oct 5, 2021: TORQUE TUBE. CORRODED. RUDDER BOTTOM TORQUE TUBE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER BOTTOM TORQUE TUBE WITH A NEW PART. - [SDR DATA20200828001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DATA20200828001), Aug 24, 2020: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKE OFF DURING CLIMB OUT NOTED DECREASE IN TORQUE ON LEFT ENGINE. MOVED POWER LEVER FWD AND AFT WITH NO RESULTS. TORQUE DROPPED TO 200 AND FUEL FLOW SLIG - [SDR DATA2020022701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DATA2020022701), Feb 25, 2020: UNKNOWN. ODOR. ON CLIMB OUT FROM TUPJ CAPTAIN STATED HE SAW AND SMELLED SMOKE. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND RETURNED TO NEAREST AIRPORT WHICH WAS TUPJ AND LANDED SAFELY. MAINTEN - [SDR 2002F00755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002F00755), Mar 14, 2002: GOVERNOR. MALFUNCTIONED. THE LEG FROM MDT TO AVP ON FINAL APPROACH THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE. THE PILOTS SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE TO STABILIZE THE AIRCRAFT AND TO CONTINUE WITH THE APP - [SDR 99ZZZX1146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1146), Mar 2, 1999: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. EN ROUTE TO SDF, APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES FROM LANDING, THE FORWARD SMOKE CWP LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAPTAIN INSTRUCTED THE F/O TO DISCHARGE THE FORWARD HAND HELD F - [SDR 99ZZZX1145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1145), Mar 2, 1999: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. EN ROUTE TO SDF, APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES FROM LANDING, THE FORWARD SMOKE CWP LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAPTAIN INSTRUCTED THE F/O TO DISCHARGE THE FORWARD HAND HELD F ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) None matched to this aircraft's models. ## Earlier aircraft with N4498Y The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4498Y before. - [Cancelled 1966-12-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4498Y-1966-12-19): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-4009. Exported to Spain. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven) ## Related - Other Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-shorts-sd3-60/aircraft.md - The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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