Twin turboprop

N145Z

1998 Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
SH3425
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Usda Forest Service Fire & Aviation (Government)
Based
Boise, ID
Registration record

N145Z on the FAA register

Type
1998 Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa
Serial
SH3425
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR
Registered owner
Usda Forest Service Fire & Aviation
Boise, ID
Certificate issued
2014-09-29
Airworthiness date
2017-03-03
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0B782
Mode S (octal)
50133602
Seats (type)
39
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-03-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2014-09-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N145Z to the current registrant.
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
  • 1962-06-19
    N145Z previously assigned to a Beechcraft T-34B (s/n BG175); cancelled.
Overview

About N145Z

N145Z is a 1998 Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa, serial number SH3425. The FAA register lists Usda Forest Service Fire & Aviation as the registrant in Boise, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 29, 2014 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR engines and 39 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated March 3, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N145Z.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N145Z.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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