N8539A - 1950 North American T-28D Aircraft Registration

N8539A is a 1950 North American T-28D, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Townsend Aviation INC in Chalmers, IN. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 9, 1993. The registration certificate was issued on August 22, 2024. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2031. Powered by a Wright 1820F56 engine producing 785 horsepower, N8539A is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABB611 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N8539A was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 40.7202, -86.7681 on March 21, 2026. The FAA registry record for N8539A was last updated on August 22, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

North American is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1,317 North American aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the T-28D model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8539A. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.