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N8539A

North American T-28D

Valid Indiana

N8539A is a North American T-28D, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1950. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Townsend Aviation INC, a corporation in Chalmers, Indiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 22, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated November 9, 1993.

Aircraft

Maker
North American
Model
T-28D
Serial number
51-3627
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Wright 1820F56 · 785 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1950
Transponder code
ABB611 (octal 52733021)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 22, 2024
Expires
August 31, 2031
Last FAA action
August 22, 2024
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition · November 9, 1993
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00302721

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Townsend Aviation INC
Type
Corporation
Address
4421 W 250 S
Chalmers, IN 47929-8056

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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