Single-engine piston

N2053C

1953 North American T28B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
55-138366
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright R-1820 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Castro Valley, CA
1953 North American T28B
Representative photo of a North American T28B. Not a photo of N2053C.
Registration record

N2053C on the FAA register

Type
1953 North American T28B (FAA: North American T-28B)
Serial
55-138366
Engines
Wright R-1820 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Castro Valley, CA
Certificate issued
1998-04-24
Airworthiness date
2000-07-24
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A1A75A
Mode S (octal)
50323532
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-07-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1998-04-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N2053C to the current registrant.
  • 1964-05-12
    N2053C previously assigned to a Beechcraft 95 Travel Air (s/n TD-239); cancelled.
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N2053C

N2053C is a 1953 North American T28B (FAA model T-28B), serial number 55-138366. It is registered to co-owners in Castro Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 24, 1998 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright R-1820 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 24, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2053C.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2053C.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.