# N51DD: Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30, registration cancelled 2013-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 2013
- 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: [U/A Canada PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (registry code 61508)
- Serial number: SH3004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 1976
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1982
- Last registry action: September 21, 1991
- Mode S code: A65F65
- Owner when cancelled: [Cdg Associates Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CDG%20ASSOCIATES%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7524° N, 73.9727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10017, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51DD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51DD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51DD-2013-03-25

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. & Harland SD3-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sd3-30.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (6)

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 19890821066529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890821066529I), Aug 21, 1989: Stbros SD360 (N51DD), White Plains, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a deer on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19881216054629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881216054629I), Dec 16, 1988: Stbros SD330 (N51DD), Poughkeepsie, NY, Minor damage. While attempting a training no flap landing pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed with gear up.
- [Incident 19870825068689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870825068689I), Aug 25, 1987: Stbros SD330 (N51DD), Albany, NY, Minor damage. The nose gear collapsed on taxi. The manual gear selector valve failed to move after maintenance reset the handle.
- [Incident 19791010051609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791010051609I), Oct 10, 1979: Stbros SD330 (N51DD), New York, NY. Moisture in the responder caused false fire warning. Fire bottles failed to function.
- [Incident 19790103002109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103002109I), Jan 3, 1979: Stbros SD330 (N51DD), Poughkeepsie, NY. Elevator trim stuck, suspect moisture in system caused problem.
- [Incident 19781006031339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006031339I), Oct 6, 1978: Stbros SD330 (N51DD), Toronto, CN. Aileron, rudder and elevator trim inoperable due to icing in flight. Service bulletin not properly complied with.

## Other aircraft with N51DD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51DD): Larry J Reiter VANS RV7A, S/N 71078, built 2012

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