# N203CB: 1951 North American T-28A, registration cancelled 2002-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [North American T-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28a) (registry code 6402504)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A18](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 485
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: January 13, 1993
- Certificate issued: July 22, 1992
- Last registry action: July 6, 1998
- Mode S code: A19D5C
- Owner when cancelled: [Byrd Charles L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BYRD%20CHARLES%20L)
- Location: [Lauderhill, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lauderhill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1814° N, 80.2258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33319, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N203CB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=203CB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203CB-2002-09-13

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the North American T-28A: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28a.md

## 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 MIA93LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA054), Jan 27, 1993: North American T-28A (N203CB), Plantation, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE MASTER ROD MAIN BEARING WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND A SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING.

## 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 19930127001049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930127001049A), Jan 27, 1993: Namer T28A (N203CB), Plantation, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on climb to cruise. Crash landed on golf course. Engine had thrown the master connecting rod.

## Other aircraft with N203CB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N203CB): Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II, S/N CH20987B0271
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203CB-undated): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 287325615. Triennial form not returned

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