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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:N2S-5 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:38575 USN
    Construction Number:75-8196
    Last Civil Registration:N53549
    Compressed ID:Boeing N2S-5 sn 38575 USN cn 75-819...
    Latest Owner or Location:Stearman Llc, Waukesha, WI

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a N2S-5 by Boeing.

    1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 38575.

    By 1971

    To E. E. Terry Inc, West Helena, AR with new c/r N53549.

    10 December 1987

    Certificate of airworthiness for N53549 (E75N1, 75-8196) issued.

    By 31 March 1989

    To unknown owner with c/r N53549.

    31 March 1989

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Witham Field (SVA) Stuart, FL, United States while taxiing. The damage was substantial. The pilot stated that he had just landed on runway 20 was cleared to taxi on the parallel taxiway, next to runway 15. As he was taxiing, the aircraft encountered propeller blast from an OV-1, engine run-up on the right side of the taxi-way. Subsequently, the aircraft was blown sideways off the taxiway.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    19 November 2001

    To Charles F. Wright, Inverness, IL keeping c/r N53549.

    8 September 2010


    Photographer: David Miller
    Notes: At 2010 National Stearman Fly-In

    24 March 2015

    To Charles F. Wright, Scottsdale, AZ keeping c/r N53549.

    13 July 2015

    To Stearman Llc, Oshkosh, WI keeping c/r N53549.

    September 2016


    Photographer: Brian Rosenstein
    Notes: At Wolfords Farm

    September 2016


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At the Galesburg Municipal

    4 September 2018

    To Stearman Llc, Waukesha, WI keeping c/r N53549.

    3 March 2021

    To Stearman Llc, Waukesha, WI keeping c/r N53549.

    7 September 2021


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Galesburg, IL
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     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
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