# N238V: 1952 North American T-28B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American T-28B](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28b) (registry code 6402506, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820-86](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-86) (registry code 67200)
- Serial number: 52-1238
- Year built: 1952
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: January 31, 2013
- Certificate issued: December 28, 2012
- Expires: December 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A22813
- Registered owner: [Kirland Daniel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRLAND%20DANIEL)
- Location: [Kingman, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Kingman)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0799° N, 113.7486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86401, within about 20 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=238V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N238V

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-28B)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N238V.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N238V.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N238V not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N238V, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR G1IA2024040462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/G1IA2024040462), Apr 4, 2024: INDICATOR. DEFECTIVE. ON APPROACH TO LANDING I LOWERED THE GEAR BUT DID NOT OBSERVE THE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. I RECYCLED THE GEAR AND TESTED THE LIGHT

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N238V

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N238V before.

- [Cancelled 1981-09-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N238V-1981-09-14): Vickers SPITFIRE MARK IX, S/N NH238, built 1944. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Military Aircraft Restoration Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILITARY%20AIRCRAFT%20RESTORATION%20CORP), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

## Related

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

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