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N285DB

North American T-28B

Valid Minnesota

N285DB is a North American T-28B, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1950. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Blaine, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 21, 2017 and expires on June 30, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated July 23, 1992.

Aircraft

Maker
North American
Model
T-28B
Serial number
138216
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming R-1820 SER · 1300 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1950
Cruising speed
208 mph
Transponder code
A2E0DB (octal 50560333)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 21, 2017
Expires
June 30, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition · July 23, 1992
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00580246

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Ranheim Richard J
Type
Individual
Address
8891 Airport Rd NE Ste 12E
Blaine, MN 55449-7270

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data