# N8280K: 1941 Nakajima A6M2 MODEL 21, registration cancelled 2024-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2024
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Nakajima A6M2 MODEL 21](https://openairdocs.org/model/nakajima-a6m2-model-21) (registry code 3730000)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Serial number: 1498
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 2004
- Certificate issued: January 15, 2019
- Last registry action: June 6, 2024
- Mode S code: AB50F5
- Owner when cancelled: [Ellenville LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLENVILLE%20LLC)
- Location: [Warwick, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Warwick)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2674° N, 74.3640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10990, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8280K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8280K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8280K-2024-11-04

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 Nakajima A6M2 MODEL 21: https://openairdocs.org/model/nakajima-a6m2-model-21.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 CEN16CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16CA126), Mar 15, 2016: Nakajima A6M2 Model 21 (N8280K), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Goodyear pilot did not see and avoid the Nakajima ahead on the taxiway.

## 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 20160315007322A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160315007322A), Mar 15, 2016: Nakajima A6M2 MODEL 21 (N8280K), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. N8280K (zero) was taxing in front of N209TW (corsair) to the runway. N8280K stopped at the hold short line and did not notify N209TW that he had stopped and…

## Other aircraft with N8280K

- [Cancelled 1995-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8280K-1995-06-22): Beech C90A, S/N LJ1359. Exported to Algeria. Owner: [Transair USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANSAIR%20USA%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1989-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8280K-1989-12-07): Universal Stinson 108-1, S/N 1081280. Triennial form not returned

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