# N65491: 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: [Lycoming R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r-1820-series) (registry code 41570)
- Serial number: 138245
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 23, 1991
- Certificate issued: April 20, 2017
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A89F43
- Registered owner: [Tondi David M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TONDI%20DAVID%20M)
- Location: [Sterling, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Sterling)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0575° N, 77.3920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20165, 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=65491
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65491

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming R-1820 model are included.

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

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

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming R-1820 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N65491.

## NTSB investigations on N65491 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 NYC84FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA201), Jun 6, 1984: Cessna 172P (N65491), Haverhill, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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.

- [Incident 20050521019509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050521019509I), May 21, 2005: Namer T28B (N65491), Franklin, VA, Minor damage. (-23) On may 21, 2005, aircraft N65491, a north American model T-28, made a normal approach to land at Franklin municipal airport. The pilot stated he had…

## Reports on N65491 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N65491, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19840606061059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840606061059A), Jun 6, 1984: Cessna 172P (N65491), Haverhill, MA, Destroyed. Stalled during atempted go around with flaps down. Engine spark plugs were worn and fouled.

## 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 N65491

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N65491 before.

- [Cancelled 1956-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65491-1956-02-17): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 9300. Owner: [Allen Robert F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLEN%20ROBERT%20F), [Newark, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Newark)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65491-undated): Cessna 172P, S/N 17275764. Triennial form not returned

## Related

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

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