# N261FM: 1954 North American T-28B, registration cancelled 2017-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 137655
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 8, 2004
- Certificate issued: August 19, 2003
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A2833D
- Owner when cancelled: [Rendzio Joseph J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RENDZIO%20JOSEPH%20J)
- Location: [Lutz, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lutz)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.1463° N, 82.4823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33548, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261FM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=261FM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261FM-2017-06-30

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-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 MIA04LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA092), Jun 3, 2004: North American T-28B (N261FM), Wesley Chapel, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to verify security of the left engine cowling and its subsequent separation in-flight and collision with the vertical stabilizer resulting in the loss of aircraft control.

## 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 20040603017449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040603017449A), Jun 3, 2004: Namer T28B (N261FM), Tampa, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft impacted trees/terrain shortly after departure from runway 32. The aircraft was destroyed and no post fire occurred. There was fuel spillage at…

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