# N688GR: 1958 North American T-28C, registration cancelled 2018-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 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 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020)
- Serial number: 140581
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 6, 1992
- Certificate issued: June 14, 2007
- Last registry action: August 1, 2011
- Mode S code: A92195
- Owners when cancelled: [Mangan John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANGAN%20JOHN%20W), [Boursse Pierre G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOURSSE%20PIERRE%20G)
- Location: [Concord, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Concord)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4133° N, 80.6755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28027, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N688GR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=688GR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N688GR-2018-01-08

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 ERA11FA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA495), Sep 17, 2011: North American T-28C (N688GR), Martinsburg, WV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment or incapacitation that occurred during a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver due to complications from a recent heart attack, resulting in his inability to maintain control of the…

## 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 20110917021739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110917021739A), Sep 17, 2011: North American T-28C (N688GR), Martinsburg, WV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. At the thunder over the blue ridge airshow, Martinsburg, WV (kmrb) on 9/17/2011 at approximately 1434 local. Mr. John mangan while performing as part of a…

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