Twin turboprop

N162Z

1998 Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
SH3401
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

N162Z on the FAA register

Type
1998 Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa
Serial
SH3401
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR
Registered owner
Usda Forest Service Fire & Aviation
Boise, ID
Certificate issued
2014-09-12
Airworthiness date
2018-05-02
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0FB5B
Mode S (octal)
50175533
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).
  • 2018-05-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2014-09-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N162Z to the current registrant.
  • 2012-09-14
    N162Z previously assigned to a Beechcraft 58P Baron (s/n TJ-433); cancelled.
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N162Z

N162Z is a 1998 Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa, serial number SH3401. The FAA register lists Usda Forest Service Fire & Aviation as the registrant in Boise, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 12, 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 May 2, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N162Z.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N162Z.

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

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