N163Z
1997 Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa
N163Z on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2027-09-30Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2016-02-05Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
- 2014-09-29Certificate of registration issued as N163Z.
- 1997Manufactured (1997).
About N163Z
N163Z is a 1997 Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa, serial number SH3414. 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 February 5, 2016.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N163Z.
Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N163Z.
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.
