# N537Z: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 3, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=537Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N537Z

## Aircraft that carried N537Z

- [Cancelled 2013-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N537Z-2013-05-03): North American T-28C, S/N 140537, built 1956. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Masket Steve J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASKET%20STEVE%20J), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

## NTSB investigations on N537Z (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 LAX03FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA162), May 24, 2003: North American T28C (N537Z), Sherman Oaks, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were the distraction caused by the malfunctioning mode C altitude reporting system, and the location of…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N537Z (2)

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 20030524010789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030524010789A), May 24, 2003: Namer T28C (N537Z), Sherman Oaks, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) N537Z, at T-28C, departed van nuys airport at 1222 on 05/24/03 with an IFR clearance to VFR on top. The base of the clouds was about 2300 feet MSL (1500…
- [Incident 19901215064459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901215064459I), Dec 15, 1990: Namer T28* (N537Z), Palmdale, CA. Engine dropped a valve en route. Landed safely.

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