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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-13D Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:42-16875 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-5038
    Last Civil Registration:N68983
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-13D sn 42-16875 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Johanna K. Dalton, Auburn, NY

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-13D by Boeing.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-16875.

    By 18 January 1972

    To unknown owner with c/r N68983.

    18 January 1972

    Crashed.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK72FVM21: There was one fatality. Incident occurred at 15:00 hours. The airframe was destroyed. Incident occurred at the Boesch Airport, Castroville, CA. This was a local flight from Castroville, CA. Experienced an uncontrolled collision with terrain while turning around. The sky conditions were overcast. The ceiling was 200 feet at the accident site. The visibility was 1 mile or less. There was fog. The weather conditions were IFR...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    17 November 1988

    Certificate of airworthiness for N68983 (E75, 75-5038) issued.

    23 November 1988

    To Banner Aviation Service Inc, Oneida, NY keeping c/r N68983.

    10 September 1993


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Galesburg, IL.

    7 October 2016

    To Dalton Charles, Auburn, NY keeping c/r N68983.

    1 January 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for N68983 (E75, 75-5038) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2017

    To Banner Aviation Service Inc, Oneida, NY keeping c/r N68983.

    15 May 2019

    To Dalton Charles, Auburn, NY keeping c/r N68983.

    5 March 2022

    To Johanna K. Dalton, Auburn, NY keeping c/r N68983.
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