Twin turboprop

N58LA

1982 Short Bros SC-7-3A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
SH1979
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Speedstar Express LLC (LLC)
Based
Las Vegas, NV
Registration record

N58LA on the FAA register

Type
1982 Short Bros SC-7-3A
Serial
SH1979
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-2
Registered owner
Speedstar Express LLC
Las Vegas, NV
Certificate issued
2023-02-13
Airworthiness date
2009-11-07
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7748A
Mode S (octal)
51672212
Seats (type)
20
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N58LA to the current registrant.
  • 2009-11-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2006-12-11
    N58LA previously assigned to a Homebuilt Marquart MA-5 (s/n 074); cancelled.
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
Overview

About N58LA

N58LA is a 1982 Short Bros SC-7-3A, serial number SH1979. The FAA register lists Speedstar Express LLC as the registrant in Las Vegas, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 13, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Honeywell TPE331-2 engines and 20 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 7, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N58LA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-02-03 Accident · Spanaway, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA01LA045
Reported aircraft: Alexander MA-5 Charger — a different aircraft that carried the N58LA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat prior to takeoff while operating in serious carburetor icing conditions. Factors include operating in serious carburetor icing conditions, and rough/uneven terrain in the area of the forced landing.

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.