# N384MQ: Short Bros SD3-60, registration cancelled 2017-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Short Bros SD3-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-sd3-60) (registry code 8100606)
- 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: SH3711
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1987
- Certificate issued: June 22, 2000
- Last registry action: June 14, 2006
- Mode S code: A46B48
- 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: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N384MQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=384MQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N384MQ-2017-05-31

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 SD3-60: https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-sd3-60.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX4366](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4366), Jul 9, 1996: CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN. PILOT RETURNED FOR A LANDING DUE TO ELEVATOR TRIM FAILURE. ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE, P/N SD3-45-6028XA, FOUND BROKEN AND REPLACED PER MM 27-32-00. THIS CABLE IS COVE

## 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 MIA96IA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96IA179), Jul 9, 1996: Short Brothers SD3-60-200 (N384MQ), San Juan, PR, incident, no damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of a segment of the elevator trim control cable. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the airplane manufacturer to require a replacement interval of the cables.

## 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 19960709045599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960709045599I), Jul 9, 1996: Stbros SD360 (N384MQ), San Juan, Puerto Rico. Elevator trim cable failed on climbout. Returned. Cable in fuselage failed. Recent inspection indicated looked ok.
- [Incident 19910917045809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910917045809I), Sep 17, 1991: Stbros SD360 (N384MQ), Green Bay, WI. Left engine spooled down on approach. Made emergency shutdown and landed without incident.

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