# N26288: 1981 Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30, registration cancelled 2018-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sd3-30) (registry code 8100602)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SH 3074
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 23, 1981
- Last registry action: August 11, 2016
- Mode S code: A289FC
- Location: [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee)
- Owner type: Individual
- 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 was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26288
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26288
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26288-2018-05-31

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 Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sd3-30.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 NYC84LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA015), Oct 28, 1983: Short Brothers SD3-30 (N26288), Middletown, PA, no damage, 1 fatal

## 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 19840312032139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840312032139I), Mar 12, 1984: Stbros SD330 (N26288), Jamaica, NY. Male passenger decided not to depart. Used another passenger name. Aircraft searched for unauthorized packages.
- [Accident 19831028075179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831028075179A), Oct 28, 1983: Stbros SD330 (N26288), Middletown, PA, 1 fatal. Passenger jumped out of right rear door as aircraft climbed through 3500 feet.
- [Incident 19821211067769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821211067769I), Dec 11, 1982: Stbros SD330 (N26288), Middletown, PA. Smoke in cabin and cockpit. When powerplant bleed air turned on, washing solution leaked into bleed air system.

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