# N331L: Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30, registration cancelled 1990-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 1990
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sd3-30) (registry code 8100602)
- Serial number: SH3035
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A39A80
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N331L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=331L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331L-1990-09-12

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

## FAA accident and incident reports (7)

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 19880612036019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880612036019I), Jun 12, 1988: Stbros SD330 (N331L), Pittsburgh, PA. Smoke in cockpit from side of instrument panel. Shut off electrics. Landed safe. Chaffed and shorted wires found.
- [Incident 19880128013389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880128013389I), Jan 28, 1988: Stbros SD330 (N331L), Pittsburgh, PA. Right engine flamed out. Landed with no problems. Rear fuel tank dry. Fuel gage read 500 pounds.
- [Incident 19861208078639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861208078639I), Dec 8, 1986: Stbros SD330 (N331L), Pittsburgh, PA. Directional gyro became inoperative on takeoff. Pilot returned aircraft to field. Flight director replaced.
- [Incident 19851224068929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851224068929I), Dec 24, 1985: Stbros SD330 (N331L), Pittsburgh, PA. Unsafe gear light. After circling made landing and gear safe light came on. Indication problem due to ice.
- [Incident 19850911049489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850911049489I), Sep 11, 1985: Stbros SD330 (N331L), Pittsburgh, PA. Left main tire went flat on landing. No other damage.
- [Incident 19831023068279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831023068279I), Oct 23, 1983: Stbros SD330 (N331L), Pittsburgh, PA. Passenger harassing flight attendant. Stated he had a gun. Police met aircraft. Took passenger into custody.
- [Incident 19820201002849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820201002849I), Feb 1, 1982: Stbros SD330 (N331L), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear, on normal or emergency extension. Collapsed on taxiway. Ice in locking mechanism.

## Other aircraft with N331L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N331L): Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LT, S/N LT008, built 2011

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