# N5440F: 1956 North American T-28B, registration cancelled 2020-12-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 8, 2020
- 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: 138294
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1984
- Certificate issued: August 7, 2017
- Last registry action: August 7, 2017
- Mode S code: A6E926
- Owner when cancelled: [Tomorrows Aeronautical Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOMORROWS%20AERONAUTICAL%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Compton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Compton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8790° N, 118.2284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90220, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5440F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5440F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5440F-2020-12-08

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 WPR19FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA095), Mar 14, 2019: North American T28 (N5440F), Compton, CA, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the T-28 pilot to see and avoid the Cessna while landing with reduced visibility due to sun glare, which resulted in a collision on the runway. Contributing to the accident was his…

## 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 20190313001321A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190313001321A), Mar 13, 2019: North American T-28B (N5440F), Compton, CA, Substantial damage. On March 13, 2019, at approximately 1852 local time, N5440F, a North American T28B, registered to tomorrows aeronautical museum, on a flight originating from…

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