Twin turboprop

N972AA

1989 Short Bros SD3-60

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
SH 3754
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Afab Capital LLC (LLC)
Based
Oak Creek, WI
Registration record

N972AA on the FAA register

Type
1989 Short Bros SD3-60
Serial
SH 3754
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Afab Capital LLC
Oak Creek, WI
Certificate issued
2020-12-07
Airworthiness date
2004-05-13
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AD8B14
Mode S (octal)
53305424
Seats (type)
39
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-12-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N972AA.
  • 2004-05-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N972AA

N972AA is a 1989 Short Bros SD3-60, serial number SH 3754. The FAA register lists Afab Capital LLC as the registrant in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 7, 2020 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engines and 39 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 13, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N972AA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N972AA.

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

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