Twin turboprop

N261AG

1985 Shorts SD3-30

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
SH-3117
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Turbo North Shorts LLC (LLC)
Based
Anchorage, AK
Registration record

N261AG on the FAA register

Type
1985 Shorts SD3-30
Serial
SH-3117
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Turbo North Shorts LLC
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2020-09-23
Airworthiness date
2000-10-05
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A282BB
Mode S (octal)
50501273
Seats (type)
30
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
1,053 nm
Cruise (type)
197 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N261AG.
  • 2000-10-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
Overview

About N261AG

N261AG is a 1985 Shorts SD3-30, serial number SH-3117. The FAA register lists Turbo North Shorts LLC as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 23, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engines and 30 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 197 knots and a range of about 1,053 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated October 5, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N261AG.

Cruise
197 kt
Range
1,053 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,850 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,920 ft
Fuel burn
19 gph

Published figures for the Shorts SD3-30 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N261AG.

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.