# N361MQ: Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60, registration cancelled 1996-06-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 20, 1996
- Exported to: Panama
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-shorts-sd3-60) (registry code 8100605)
- Serial number: SH3607
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 2, 1983
- Last registry action: September 6, 1994
- Mode S code: A41125
- Owner when cancelled: [Simmons Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMMONS%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9047° N, 87.6359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60610, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N361MQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=361MQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N361MQ-1996-06-20

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 SHORTS SD3-60: https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-shorts-sd3-60.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 CHI90IA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90IA084), Feb 19, 1990: Short Brothers SD3-60 (N361MQ), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF A FIRST STAGE POWER TURBINE BLADE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19921002044599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921002044599I), Oct 2, 1992: Stbros SD360 (N361MQ), Raleigh-Durham, NC. Smoke in flight comparment while taxiing for takeoff. Found forward air conditioner wire burned at current limiter.
- [Incident 19900131004549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900131004549I), Jan 31, 1990: Stbros SD360 (N361MQ), Springfield, IL. Right generator fail light came on . Shut down electrical system. Landed safely. Replaced generator control unit.

## Other aircraft with N361MQ

- [Cancelled 2014-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N361MQ-2014-04-14): Boeing 737-800, S/N 32361. Exported to Turkey. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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