# N215SF: 1955 North American T-28B, registration cancelled 2021-03-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 8, 2021
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [North American T-28B](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28b) (registry code 6402506)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020)
- Serial number: 137723
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 2009
- Certificate issued: August 4, 2015
- Last registry action: April 19, 2018
- Mode S code: A1CDAB
- Owner when cancelled: [Aviation Specialty LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20SPECIALTY%20LLC)
- Location: [Ham Lake, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Ham%20Lake)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2456° N, 93.2599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55304, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215SF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=215SF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215SF-2021-03-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-28B: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28b.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 CEN18LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA349), Aug 23, 2018: North American T-28B (N215SF), Minneapolis, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The fire during approach for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in impact with terrain during approach for a precautionary 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 20180823015289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180823015289A), Aug 23, 2018: North American T-28B (N215SF), Blaine, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft was on a left base to runway 18 and crashed 300 feet short of the runway. Pilot made initial contact with the control tower and reported the overhead…

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