# N5015L: 1949 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: 557
- Year built: 1949
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 2015
- Certificate issued: April 17, 2026
- Expires: April 30, 2033
- Mode S code: A640B9
- Registered owner: [Stark Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STARK%20GARY)
- Location: [Riverside, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Riverside)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8904° N, 117.3283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92508, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5015L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5015L

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

None matched to N5015L.

## NTSB investigations on N5015L not matched to an aircraft (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 NYC83FNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNC03), May 25, 1983: Lake LA-4-200 (N5015L), Vinalhaven, ME, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5015L.

## Reports on N5015L not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N5015L, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19830525023009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830525023009A), May 25, 1983: Conaer LA4200 (N5015L), Vinalhaven, ME, Destroyed. Aircraft stalled on climbout from a water takeoff. Had failed to drain all water from hull. Water shifted CG.

## 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 N5015L

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5015L before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5015L-undated): Lake LA-4-200, S/N 472. Triennial form not returned

## 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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