N938MA1980 Short Bros. & Harland SD3-30
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 29, 2020.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched5 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Last registered owner
- Dodson International Parts INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Rantoul, KS
- Certificate issued
- Feb 18, 2009
- Canceled
- May 29, 2020
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 23, 1980
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Short Bros. & Harland
- Model
- SD3-30
- Year
- 1980
- Serial number
- SH3046
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 30
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- AD0475
Engine
- Make and model
- U/A Canada Pt6a Series
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 715 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2009 – 2020Dodson International Parts INCRantoul, KS
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (5)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- attach bolt · looseApr 27, 2005
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE OF COMPLYING WITH AD (PROP TORQUE) ON THE RT PROPELLER IN ACC`S HANGAR, (3) PROP ATTACH BOLTS WERE FOUND LOOSE, BUT NOT BROKEN. AD STATES WHEN LOOSE BOLTS ARE FOUND THE PROPELLER IS TO BE REMOVED AND INSPECTED, THE FLANGE MATING SURFACES. THE RT PROPELLER AND POWER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · nlg · malfunctionedDec 22, 1999
FLYING INTO WILMINGTON, THE CREW EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. CREW TRIED TO HAVE TOWER VERIFY NOSE GEAR POSITION, BUT UNABLE TO. CREW TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO VERIFY POSTION BY MEANS OF EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. NONE OF THESE WERE SUCCESSFUL. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE CREW. LANDING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · turbine section · leakingMar 13, 1998
A RECURRENCE OF THE LEAKING OIL ON THE LEFT POWER SECTION, PAGE 84101. THE REPAIR DID NOT HOLD. THE POWER SECTION WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. RUN AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine oil · fitting · strippedMar 11, 1998
WHILE CLIMBING OFF OF CWA, THE CREW NOTICED FLUCTUATION ON THE LEFT OIL PRESSURE. APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS LATER, OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING ON THAT SIDE AND TORQUE WAS REDUCED. VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED OIL EXTRACTING FROM THE DRAINS OF THE LEFT ENGINE. OIL PRESSURE AT THIS POINT WAS APPROX 80 PSI.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine air · lp bleed valve · wornNov 8, 1996
MKE - ON TAKEOFF, COMPRESSOR STALLED ON START AND TAKEOFF POWER. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO BASE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LOW PRESSURE BLEED VALVE. RAN ENGINE, OPERATIONAL CHECK FOUND NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026