Single-engine piston

N285DL

1951 Homebuilt T-28D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1951
Serial
513681
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright 1820F2 F2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Meggett, SC
Registration record

N285DL on the FAA register

Type
1951 Homebuilt T-28D
Serial
513681
Engines
Wright 1820F2 F2A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Meggett, SC
Certificate issued
2012-04-18
Airworthiness date
2012-08-29
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2E0E4
Mode S (octal)
50560344
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-08-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2012-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N285DL.
  • 1951
    Manufactured (1951).
Overview

About N285DL

N285DL is a 1951 Homebuilt T-28D, serial number 513681. It is registered to an individual in Meggett, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2012 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright 1820F2 F2A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated August 29, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N285DL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N285DL.

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.