# N537Z: 1956 North American T-28C, registration cancelled 2013-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2013
- 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 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020)
- Serial number: 140537
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1991
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1996
- Last registry action: August 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A6CCAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Masket Steve J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASKET%20STEVE%20J)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1078° N, 118.3622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90046, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N537Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=537Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N537Z-2013-05-03

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-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 LAX03FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA162), May 24, 2003: North American T28C (N537Z), Sherman Oaks, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were the distraction caused by the malfunctioning mode C altitude reporting system, and the location of…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20030524010789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030524010789A), May 24, 2003: Namer T28C (N537Z), Sherman Oaks, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) N537Z, at T-28C, departed van nuys airport at 1222 on 05/24/03 with an IFR clearance to VFR on top. The base of the clouds was about 2300 feet MSL (1500…
- [Incident 19901215064459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901215064459I), Dec 15, 1990: Namer T28* (N537Z), Palmdale, CA. Engine dropped a valve en route. Landed safely.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.