Single-engine piston

N28XT

1958 North American T28B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1958
Serial
138339
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright R-1820 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
East Iowa Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bennett, IA
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1958 North American T28B
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Registration record

N28XT on the FAA register

Type
1958 North American T28B (FAA: North American T-28B)
Serial
138339
Engines
Wright R-1820 series
Registered owner
East Iowa Air Inc
Bennett, IA
Certificate issued
2021-06-17
Airworthiness date
1989-10-24
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2CDC1
Mode S (octal)
50546701
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-11
    Accident at Monticello, IA; damage: substantial.
  • 2021-06-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N28XT.
  • 1989-10-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1958
    Manufactured (1958).
Overview

About N28XT

N28XT is a 1958 North American T28B (FAA model T-28B), serial number 138339. The FAA register lists East Iowa Air Inc as the registrant in Bennett, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 17, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

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 October 24, 1989.

N28XT has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-08-11 Accident · Monticello, IA Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ANC25FA086
Reported aircraft: North American T-28B
Preliminary report: On August 11, 2025, about 1505 Central daylight time, a North American T-28B airplane, N28XT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Monticello, Iowa. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to witnesses, the pilot reported, over the Monticello Regional Airport’s Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF), that he was experiencing a propeller governor failure, and he was returning to the airport. Shortly thereafter, he reported a total loss of engine power, and that he was attempting an emergency landing in a bean field about 2 miles Southeast of the airport (See figure…
NTSB report ↗

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.