Twin turboprop

N161Z

1997 Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
SH3412
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Usda Forest Service + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Boise, ID
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Registration record

N161Z on the FAA register

Type
1997 Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa
Serial
SH3412
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR
Registered owner
Usda Forest Service + 1 co-owner
Boise, ID
Certificate issued
2014-09-16
Airworthiness date
2016-04-23
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0F7A4
Mode S (octal)
50173644
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).
  • 2016-04-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2014-09-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N161Z.
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N161Z

N161Z is a 1997 Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa, serial number SH3412. The FAA register lists Usda Forest Service + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Boise, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 16, 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 April 23, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N161Z.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N161Z.

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

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.