Twin turboprop

N282BT

1997 Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
SH3419
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Tide Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Registration record

N282BT on the FAA register

Type
1997 Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa
Serial
SH3419
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR
Registered owner
Blue Tide Aviation LLC
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Certificate issued
2021-06-25
Airworthiness date
2022-06-09
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A2D594
Mode S (octal)
50552624
Seats (type)
39
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2021-06-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N282BT.
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N282BT

N282BT is a 1997 Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa, serial number SH3419. The FAA register lists Blue Tide Aviation LLC as the registrant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 25, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

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 June 9, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N282BT.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N282BT.

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

Same model

More Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa aircraft

All 11 Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Florida

All 21,712 aircraft registered in Florida →
Similar aircraft

Other twin turboprops on the register

  • N28AY1994 Dornier Luftfahrt DO 328-100
  • N42AX1996 Jetstream Aircraft Limited Jetstream 4101
  • N330EN1991 Boeing Of Canada/Dehav Div DHC-8-311
  • N807EX1991 Boeing DHC-8-102
  • N262AG1985 Shorts SD3-30
  • N168LM1985 Short Bros SD3-30 200
More from Short Bros

Short Bros models on the register

Own N282BT?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Florida· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.