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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 10, 2026Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3
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.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Short Bros. & Harland
- Model
- SC7 SERIES 3 · all SC7 SERIES 3s and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Short Bros. & Harland SC-7 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- SH1843
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engineFAA type of aircraft code 5 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- TurbopropFAA type of engine code 2 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 2 motors
- Seats
- 20
- Year built
- 1967
- Cruising speed
- 171 mph
- Transponder code
- A7C54B (octal 51742513)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- November 16, 2018
- Expires
- November 30, 2028
- Last FAA action
- June 23, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · May 2, 1986
- FAA region
- Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00090842
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Eagle Air Transport INC
- Type
- CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- 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
Connections how N60EA links to the rest of the register
- Short Bros. & Harland SC-7 27 registered
- Short Bros. & Harland 33 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Eagle Air Transport INC 7 aircraft in the fleet
- Ottawa, IL 16 aircraft registered in this town
- Skydive Chicago Airport · 8N2
- Illinois 8,071 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Short Bros. & Harland SC-7 18 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Short Bros. & Harland SC-7 11 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Short Bros. & Harland SC-7 11 supplemental type certificates
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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.
Valid registration to Eagle Air Transport INC, a corporation, certificate issued November 16, 2018, expires November 30, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
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]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial SH1843 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
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]
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]
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]
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NTSB records 3
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.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
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…
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B · operated under 091
A loss of tail rotor effectiveness.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 10, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 10, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data