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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:42-16445 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-4608
    Last Civil Registration:N62927
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-17 sn 42-16445 USAAF cn 7...
    Latest Owner or Location:Watts Agricultural Aviation Inc, Woodland, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1943

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-16445.

    11 February 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR62927 (A75N1(PT17), 75-4608) issued.

    January 1964

    To Alan Thayer, Grimes, CA with new c/r N62927.

    July 1971

    To Watts Agricultural Aviation Inc, Woodland, CA keeping c/r N62927.

    Circa February 1974


    Photographer: William T Larkins
    Notes: In Davis, CA.

    7 November 1974

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK75DVG35: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 07:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Woodland Airport, Woodland, CA. This was a local flight from Woodland, CA. The engine failed or malfunctioned while turning around. The aircraft nosed over during the landing rollout. There was a partial power loss with the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
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    Photographer: Brandon Van Dyke Collection

    30 March 1975

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK75FVG52: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 08:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Woodland Airport, Woodland, CA. This was a local flight from Woodland, CA. The engine failed or malfunctioned while pulling up from a crop dusting run. The aircraft nosed over during the landing rollout. The factors included; downwind approach and wet soft ground. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    4 August 2012

    Civil registration, N62927, cancelled.

    4 October 2012

    To unknown owner with c/r N62927.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Button Willow, CA.


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