# N2630A: 1981 Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30, registration cancelled 2015-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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 3081
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 23, 1981
- Certificate issued: November 12, 1996
- Last registry action: November 4, 2005
- Mode S code: A28C7B
- Owner when cancelled: [Sky Way Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20WAY%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9369° N, 77.0900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20016, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2630A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2630A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2630A-2015-05-20

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19940116003219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940116003219I), Jan 16, 1994: Stbros SD330 (N2630A), Pittsburgh, PA. Narrative: on approach to landing right main did not illuminate green. Flight followed emergency procedures and landed without incident. Submission of this…
- [Incident 19901225060899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901225060899I), Dec 25, 1990: Stbros SD330 (N2630A), Pittsburgh, PA. Unsafe left gear down indication. Appeared down. Landed safely. Uplock switch had broken wire.
- [Incident 19900622032539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622032539I), Jun 22, 1990: Stbros SD330 (N2630A), Pittsburgh, PA. Vibration on takeoff. Returned and landed. Replaced nose wheel.
- [Incident 19900114006549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900114006549I), Jan 14, 1990: Stbros SD330 (N2630A), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Emergency and parking brake set. Aircraft moved back and hit bus. Parking brake handle detent faulty.

## Other aircraft with N2630A

- [Cancelled 1960-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2630A-1960-06-30): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 22-900. Exported to Republic of the Congo. Owner: [Smith Gordon H/Gordon Smith & Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20GORDON%20H%2FGORDON%20SMITH%20%26%20COMPANY), [Booton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Booton)

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