# N531KG: 1954 North American T-28C, registration cancelled 2018-03-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [North American T-28C](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28c) (registry code 6402507)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820-86](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-86) (registry code 67200)
- Serial number: 140531
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 2007
- Certificate issued: October 31, 2011
- Last registry action: May 15, 2014
- Mode S code: A6B50C
- Owner when cancelled: [Couch Jon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COUCH%20JON)
- Location: [Alexandria, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Alexandria)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8069° N, 77.0564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22314, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N531KG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=531KG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N531KG-2018-03-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-28C: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28c.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 ERA14FA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA445), Sep 19, 2014: North American T 28C (N531KG), Alton, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude while performing low-level aerobatic maneuvers, which resulted in collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to…

## 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 20140919017429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140919017429A), Sep 19, 2014: North American T-28C (N531KG), Alton, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft was seen performing a low pass over Virginia international raceway. The aircraft reversed direction, and initiated a barrel roll during a second low…

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