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N60EA

Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3

Valid Illinois

N60EA is a Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with turboprop engines, built in 1967. It has 20 seats. It is registered to Eagle Air Transport INC, a corporation in Ottawa, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 16, 2018 and expires on November 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated May 2, 1986.

Aircraft

Maker
Short Bros. & Harland
Model
SC7 SERIES 3 · all SC7 SERIES 3s and related versions
Serial number
SH1843
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Power
Turboprop, 2 motors
Seats
20
Year built
1967
Cruising speed
171 mph
Transponder code
A7C54B (octal 51742513)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 16, 2018
Expires
November 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 23, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · May 2, 1986
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00090842

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Eagle Air Transport INC
Type
Corporation
Address
3215 E 1969Th Rd
Ottawa, IL 61350-9408

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

2019-06-28Bell 206B · Sale reported, canceled

Records check free · 3 to understand · 2 clear

The public federal record on N60EA, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Eagle Air Transport INC, a corporation, certificate issued November 16, 2018, expires November 30, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

ATTENTIONAirworthiness certificate date

The airworthiness certificate on file is dated May 2, 1986, 19 years after the 1967 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial SH1843 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N60EA was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Bell 206B (serial 2068, cancelled June 28, 2019). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

3 NTSB records under N60EA: Accident on October 24, 2017 at Groom, TX: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on April 7, 2016 at Suwalki: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on July 6, 2002 at Three Rivers, MI: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.

PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.

NTSB records 3

CEN18LA020Accident on October 24, 2017 at Groom, TX: no injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 2068

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B · operated under 137

The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate the helicopter with minimum fuel on board.

Search the NTSB's CAROL system for CEN18LA020 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL

CEN16WA147Accident on April 7, 2016 at Suwalki: serious injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 0033E

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · operated under NUSN

On April 7, 2016, at 1613 Central European Daylight Time, a McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E, N60EA, registered to EPC Industries, Inc., and operated by a private entity was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Suwalki, Poland. The pilot and one passenger were seriously injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Polish government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Polish government…

Search the NTSB's CAROL system for CEN16WA147 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL

CHI02LA181Accident on July 6, 2002 at Three Rivers, MI: no injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 2068

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B · operated under 091

A loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

Search the NTSB's CAROL system for CHI02LA181 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data