Twin turboprop

N50EA

1968 Short Bros. & Harland SC7 Series 3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
SH1856
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Eagle Air Transport Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ottawa, IL
Registration record

N50EA on the FAA register

Type
1968 Short Bros. & Harland SC7 Series 3
Serial
SH1856
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Registered owner
Eagle Air Transport Inc
Ottawa, IL
Certificate issued
2017-12-11
Airworthiness date
1974-06-26
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A637FC
Mode S (octal)
51433774
Seats (type)
20
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-12-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N50EA to the current registrant.
  • 2011-05-25
    N50EA previously assigned to a Homebuilt Bakeng Duce (s/n 50); cancelled.
  • 1974-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N50EA

N50EA is a 1968 Short Bros. & Harland SC7 Series 3, serial number SH1856. The FAA register lists Eagle Air Transport Inc as the registrant in Ottawa, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 11, 2017 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Airesearch TPE331 series engines and 20 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 26, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N50EA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N50EA.

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

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