# N28LR: 1982 Socata TB21, registration cancelled 1991-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Socata TB21](https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb21) (registry code 8680697)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A51EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A51EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 812
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A2CCAC
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28LR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28LR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28LR-1991-12-05

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 Socata TB21: https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb21.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 LAX89FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA225), Jun 22, 1989: Aerospatiale TB-21 (N28LR), Newhall, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION, DUE TO THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM, AND INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE. A RELATED FACTOR WAS: INADEQUATE TRANSITION TRAINING.

## 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 19890622017059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890622017059A), Jun 22, 1989: Socata TB21 (N28LR), Newhall, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Unaware of low point fuel drain failed to sump for months. Dirt water caused power loss. Stalled avoiding wires.

## Other aircraft with N28LR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28LR): Riekert Louis A SONEX, S/N 0902, built 2008

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