N688GR is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a North American T-28C built in 1958. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 8, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
North American T-28C cancelled January 8, 2018
- Serial number
- 140581
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1958
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 14, 2007
- Last FAA action
- August 1, 2011
- Last owner
- Mangan John W (Co-owned)
Concord, NC - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Exhibition
NTSB accident and incident record under N688GR
Aircraft on the NTSB record: North American T-28C · serial 140581
The pilot's impairment or incapacitation that occurred during a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver due to complications from a recent heart attack, resulting in his inability to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administration's willingness to allow an airman with well-documented, severe coronary artery disease to perform high-risk, low-altitude aerobatic maneuvers.
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