# N14142: 1951 North American T-28A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American T-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28a) (registry code 6402504, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820-86](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-86) (registry code 67200)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A18](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A18) (The Boeing Company) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51-3756
- Year built: 1951
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 2019
- Certificate issued: February 20, 2023
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: A0A966
- Registered owners: [Borchert Donald E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BORCHERT%20DONALD%20E), [Borchert Debra A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BORCHERT%20DEBRA%20A)
- Location: [Abilene, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Abilene)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3357° N, 99.6675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79602, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14142
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14142

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (North American T-28A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright R-1820-86)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEM01), Feb 24, 1988: North American T-28A (N14142), Schoolcraft, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19880224003389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880224003389A), Feb 24, 1988: Namer T28A (N14142), Schoolcraft, MI, Substantial damage. Exhaust valve failed caused engine destruction while returning from engine overhaul. Crash landed in a field.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N14142

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N14142 before.

- [Cancelled 1936-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14142-1936-07-15): Lige Eugene H LIGE SPORT, S/N GL-1, built 1934. Owner: [Lige Eugene H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIGE%20EUGENE%20H), [Auburn, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Auburn)

## Related

- Other North American T-28A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28a/aircraft.md
- The Wright R-1820-86 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-86.md

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