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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-17 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:41-25274 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-2763
    Last Civil Registration:N44SN
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-17 sn 41-25274 USAAF cn 7...
    Latest Owner or Location:John R. Blankenship, Weirsdale, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    December 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-25274.

    Transferred to 2533rd Army Air Force Base Unit (Central Flying Training Command), Goodfellow Field, TX.

    28 November 1944

    Damaged.
    Landing accident at Goodfellow Field, pilot Bob D. Maynard.

    May 1964

    To Corpora Aerial Services, Hearne, TX with new c/r N61043.

    By 1971

    To John Looney Jr. Eagle Lake, TX keeping c/r N61043.

    4 June 1973

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number FTW73DRA33: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 07:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Chesterville Airport, Chesterville, TX. This was a local flight from Chesterville, TX. Ground looped or water swerved while taxiing from landing. Collided with ditches while taxiing from landing. The sky conditions were clear. The visibility was 5 or over (unlimited). The temperature was 80 degF...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.


    Photographer: Unknown

    13 May 1974

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number FTW74FRA42: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 11:30 hours. The damage was substantial. This was a local flight from Egypt, TX. The engine failed or malfunctioned while en route for crop dusting. The gear collapsed on touch down. The factors included; overload failure and jettisoned load. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 1978

    To Kirby Etheridge, East Bernard, TX keeping c/r N61043.

    By 1990

    To Unknown owner, Sandia, TX with new c/r N44SN.

    16 May 1997

    To Joel M. McGrath, Spokane, WA keeping c/r N44SN.

    7 August 1998

    Certificate of airworthiness for N44SN (A75N1(PT17), 75-2763) issued.

    17 August 2003


    Photographer: Martha Johnson
    Notes: Over Eastern WA.

    22 November 2004

    To James W. Miller, Dakota Dunes, SD keeping c/r N44SN.

    27 July 2009


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2009

    5 September 2009


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Antique Airfield, Blakesburg,IA

    5 September 2009


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Antique Airfield, Blakesburg,IA

    5 September 2009


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Antique Airfield, Blakesburg,IA

    10 September 2009


    Photographer: Nick Dean
    Notes: 2009 photo taken at Martin Field Airport - photo displayed with written permission of Nick Dean

    1 July 2015

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Random Ranch Airport Louisburg, KS, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The pilot had been demonstrating the airplane to a prospective buyer and they took a break from flying to talk. The pilot reported that he returned to the airplane, started the engine and taxied it to the south end of the airstrip. He did not perform an engine run-up and did not use carburetor heat...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 June 2017

    To Tonys Maintenance Llc, Lone Jack, MO keeping c/r N44SN.

    10 July 2017

    To Matthew P. Faller, Port Orange, FL keeping c/r N44SN.

    8 March 2018

    To John R. Blankenship, Weirsdale, FL keeping c/r N44SN.


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