Single-engine piston

N285DB

1950 North American T28B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1950
Serial
138216
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming R-1820 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Blaine, MN
1950 North American T28B
Representative photo of a North American T28B. Not a photo of N285DB.
Registration record

N285DB on the FAA register

Type
1950 North American T28B (FAA: North American T-28B)
Serial
138216
Engines
Lycoming R-1820 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Blaine, MN
Certificate issued
2017-06-21
Airworthiness date
1992-07-23
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2E0DB
Mode S (octal)
50560333
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-06-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N285DB.
  • 1992-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1950
    Manufactured (1950).
Overview

About N285DB

N285DB is a 1950 North American T28B (FAA model T-28B), serial number 138216. It is registered to an individual in Blaine, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 21, 2017 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming R-1820 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 23, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N285DB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N285DB.

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.