# N696HA: 1977 Short Bros SD3-30 200, registration cancelled 2013-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Short Bros SD3-30 200](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-sd3-30-200) (registry code 8110102)
- Engine: [U/A Canada PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (registry code 61508)
- Serial number: SH3012
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1977
- Certificate issued: November 9, 1991
- Last registry action: December 30, 1997
- Mode S code: A941B0
- Owner when cancelled: [Allegheny Commuter Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLEGHENY%20COMMUTER%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Reading, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Reading)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N696HA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=696HA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N696HA-2013-08-20

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 SD3-30 200: https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-sd3-30-200.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 NYC78IA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78IA031), Mar 10, 1978: Short SD3-30 (N696HA), Philadelphia, PA, incident, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19880110004249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880110004249I), Jan 10, 1988: Stbros SD330 (N696HA), Newport News, VA. Engine hydraulic warning light came on followed by other light. Lowered landing gear using emergency procedures.
- [Incident 19790103002069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103002069I), Jan 3, 1979: Stbros SD330 (N696HA), Salisbury, MD, Minor damage. Pilot recycled gear several times. Unable to get left main to lock down.
- [Incident 19780516033919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780516033919I), May 16, 1978: Stbros SD330 (N696HA), Hagerstown, MD. Aircraft struck birds on rollout.
- [Incident 19780310014649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310014649I), Mar 10, 1978: Stbros SD330 (N696HA), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get a safe light on the right main, collapsed after touchdown.

## Other aircraft with N696HA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N696HA): Vans RV-12IS, S/N 12211, built 2025

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