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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N537Z

N537Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a North American T-28C built in 1956. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 3, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

North American T-28C cancelled May 3, 2013

Serial number
140537
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1956
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 22, 1996
Last FAA action
August 19, 2008
Last owner
Masket Steve J (Individual)
Los Angeles, CA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition

NTSB accident and incident record under N537Z

LAX03FA162Accident on May 24, 2003 at Sherman Oaks, CA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: North American T28C · serial 140537

The pilot's in-flight loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were the distraction caused by the malfunctioning mode C altitude reporting system, and the location of the transponder control head, which necessitated repeated pilot head movements to the right and down while in instrument meteorological conditions.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site