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    Airframe Family: North American T-28 Trojan / Fennec / Nomad
    Latest Model:Fennec
    Last Military Serial:51-3553 ALA
    Construction Number:174-91
    Last Civil Registration:N5832X
    Compressed ID:Sud Aviation Fennec sn 51-3553 ALA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Engler M Eric, Cass City, MI

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-28A.

    From Circa 1951 to 1 February 1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-3553.

    Transferred to Assigned to 3306th Pilot Training Group, Bainbridge AFB, GA.

    10 March 1959

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number 51-3553.

    Converted to a Fennec by Sud Aviation.
    At Sud Aviation, St Nazaire, France, - Converted to T-28S-1 Fennec, line number 100.

    From April 1961 to 12 October 1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Armee de l Air with s/n 51-3553.

    12 March 1968

    To Waco-Pacific with new c/r N14101.

    August 1978


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), located in Lantana, Florida

    January 1980

    To Courtesy Aircraft Inc, Rockford IL with new c/r N991CA.

    From August 1984 to 5 June 1985

    To Jerry Janes, Vancouver with new c/r C-GJCJ.

    13 October 1984


    Photographer: John Yates

    June 1985

    To William G. Bennett, Las Vegas NV with new c/r N5832X.

    18 June 1986

    To Enstrom West Corporation, Palos Verdes Estat, CA keeping c/r N5832X.

    March 1990


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Torrance Airport, CA in markings of Bob Hoover Evergreen International

    31 January 1991

    To Enstrom West Corporation, Palos Verdes Estat, CA keeping c/r N5832X.

    15 November 1995

    To Willard V. OConner, Tustin CA keeping c/r N5832X.

    13 August 2003

    To Mark Drew, Bullhead City AZ keeping c/r N5832X.

    7 May 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX5832X (T-28B, 51-3553) issued.

    11 July 2004

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Apple Valley Airport (APV) Apple Valley, CA, United States while going around. The damage was substantial. The airplane collided with the terrain following an in-flight loss of control. The pilot completed a series of high speed low altitude passes down runway 26. He was executing another pass, but this time, he was flying at a low speed in a nose high attitude with the gear down and flaps set to 10 degrees...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    5 April 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX5832X (T-28B, 51-3553) issued.

    19 July 2013

    To Engler M Eric, Cass City, MI keeping c/r N5832X.

    1 March 2022

    To Engler M Eric, Cass City, MI keeping c/r N5832X.


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