Models / North American / T-28D / N8523A Aircraft record N8523A 1951 North American T-28D
Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 2008) · No ADs since 1998 matched
NTSB events 1 substantial, 2008 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner Individual owner
City, state Whitewright, TX
Certificate issued Feb 4, 2008
Canceled Jan 26, 2018
Airworthiness Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date Sep 17, 1998 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer North American
Model T-28D
Year 1951
Serial number 51-3530
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Not Type Certificated
Seats 2
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight 12,500 - 19,999 lb
Mode S code ABB188 Engine
Make and model Wright R-1820 Ser
Type Reciprocating
Power 1475 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2008 – 2018 Individual owner Whitewright, TX 1951 – 1957 Howard Flying Service INC Ames, IA · different airframe: Beechcraft A35 S/N D-1945 Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record