# N55500: 1953 North American T-28B, registration cancelled 2019-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 53-137716
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 1990
- Certificate issued: April 11, 2019
- Last registry action: April 11, 2019
- Mode S code: A7146F
- Owner when cancelled: [Strong Tower Services LLC Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRONG%20TOWER%20SERVICES%20LLC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [New Castle, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/New%20Castle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6466° N, 75.6048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19720, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55500
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55500
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55500-2019-05-14

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CEN19WA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19WA096), Mar 10, 2019: North American T28 (N55500), Escuintla, Guatemala, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N55500

- [Cancelled 2006-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55500-2006-03-01): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7325422, built 1973. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Eitel Van E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EITEL%20VAN%20E), [Arlington, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Arlington)
- [Cancelled 1954-04-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55500-1954-04-13): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3910. Owner: [Chico Vejar](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHICO%20VEJAR), [Columbus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Columbus)

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