# N51AN: Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30, registration cancelled 1992-08-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 17, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sd3-30) (registry code 8100602)
- Serial number: SH3039
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: June 16, 1992
- Mode S code: A65F23
- Owners when cancelled: [Sold To Turbine Conversions Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLD%20TO%20TURBINE%20CONVERSIONS%20LTD)
- Location: [Nunica, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Nunica)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0949° N, 86.0716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49448, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51AN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51AN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51AN-1992-08-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 19820706036099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820706036099I), Jul 6, 1982: Stbros SD330 (N51AN), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. Lightning strike in left wing on descent. Left passenger window blew in and out. Inner window injured passenger.
- [Incident 19811216086869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811216086869I), Dec 16, 1981: Stbros SD330 (N51AN), Elmira, NY. Zg #1 engine flamed out. Returned to airport. Found engine driven fuel pump casting broken. Unit replaced.
- [Incident 19811112080739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811112080739I), Nov 12, 1981: Stbros SD330 (N51AN), Binghamton, NY. Za no indication of gear up when retracted on takeoff. Returned and landed without incident. No mechanical report.

## Other aircraft with N51AN

- [Cancelled 2018-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51AN-2018-01-17): Mauldin Leon LONG EZ, S/N 943. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Baughman Michael A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAUGHMAN%20MICHAEL%20A), [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)

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