# N691A: 1983 Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60, registration cancelled 2004-09-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 7, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-shorts-sd3-60) (registry code 8100605)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: SH3618
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 16, 1983
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1998
- Last registry action: July 20, 2004
- Mode S code: A92E6D
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Cargo Carriers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CARGO%20CARRIERS%20INC)
- Location: [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9751° N, 87.8989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53207, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N691A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=691A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N691A-2004-09-07

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 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 SEA98LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA016), Nov 25, 1997: Short Brothers SD3-60 (N691A), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The co-pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate on final approach, the pilot-in-command's delayed remedial action, and overload of the left main landing gear assembly. Factors contributing…

## 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.

- [Accident 19971125040819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971125040819A), Nov 25, 1997: Stbros SD360 (N691A), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. The short brothers SD3-60 cargo flight was being vectored for the vor/cme rwy 28R appraoch to the Billings Logan International Airport during instrument…
- [Incident 19870310012969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870310012969I), Mar 10, 1987: Stbros SD360 (N691A), Windsor Locks, CT. Unsafe nose gear indication, emergency procedures used. Diverted to a safe landing. Down lock switch crushed.
- [Incident 19870101003749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870101003749I), Jan 1, 1987: Stbros SD360 (N691A), Groton, CT. Left engine oil pressure light came on and shutdown accomplished. Uneventful landing. Power section had seized.

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