# N724SA: 1978 Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30, registration cancelled 2014-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2014
- 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: SH-3024
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Special flight permit
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 30, 1991
- Last registry action: February 4, 1998
- Mode S code: A9B3F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Space Age Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPACE%20AGE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [W Nyack, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/W%20Nyack)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0981° N, 73.9726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10994, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N724SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=724SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N724SA-2014-11-17

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. & Harland SD3-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sd3-30.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 NYC79IA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79IA072), Aug 6, 1979: Short Bros SD3-30 (N724SA), Reading, PA, incident, minor 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 19891212059409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891212059409I), Dec 12, 1989: Stbros SD330 (N724SA), Reading, PA. Pilot stated right brake did not catch on departure from gate. Hit horizontal stabilizer of parked aircraft.
- [Incident 19871229077209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871229077209I), Dec 29, 1987: Stbros SD330 (N724SA), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear indication. Diverted. Nose gear retracted on rollout. Down lock mechanism frozen open.
- [Incident 19851008055339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851008055339I), Oct 8, 1985: Stbros SD330 (N724SA), Reading, PA, Minor damage. During landing rollout aircraft struck a deer.
- [Incident 19790806030059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790806030059I), Aug 6, 1979: Stbros SD330 (N724SA), Reading, PA, Minor damage. Turbine blades failed, takeoff aborted.

## Other aircraft with N724SA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N724SA): Learjet 31A, S/N 072, built 1993

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