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    Airframe Family: Weaver Aircraft Company (WACO) 10 / GXE / O-Series
    Latest Model:CTO
    Construction Number:3225
    Last Civil Registration:N845V
    Compressed ID:Weaver Aircraft Company (WACO) CTO...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bell Aviation Inc, Milwaukee, WI

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    Dates

    Event

    1930

    Constructed as a CTO.
    WACO CTO 3225

    12 May 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N845V (CTO, 3225) issued.

    By 14 May 1970

    To unknown owner with c/r N845V.

    14 May 1970

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number SEA70DWD22: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 19:00 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Longnecker Strip Airport, Mt. vernon, WA. This was a local flight from Mt. vernon, WA. Ground looped or water swerved during the landing rollout. Collided with a parked aircraft during the landing rollout. Report remarks include: Hit grumman ag-cat G164 N698Y damage unkn. Checkout duration 1. 5HRS day of accident, 3 landings.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    27 June 1981


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Butler County Regional Airport (Hogan Field), Hamilton, Ohio

    3 January 1997

    To Lawrence R. Smith Jr Trustee, Collinsville, CT with new c/r N845V.

    17 December 2007

    To Bell Aviation Inc, Milwaukee, WI keeping c/r N845V.

    25 February 2008

    Crashed.
    There was one minor injury. The accident occurred at the Venice Municipal Airport (VNC) Venice, FL, United States. The damage was substantial. The pilot stated that during the landing roll he probably braked excessively, which caused the airplane to nose over. Examination by an FAA inspector revealed that no mechanical anomalies were found with the airplane. The vertical stabilizer was buckled as a result of the nose over.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 January 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for N845V (CTO, 3225) issued.

    21 January 2013

    To Bell Aviation Inc, Milwaukee, WI keeping c/r N845V.

    11 August 2015

    To Bell Aviation Inc, Milwaukee, WI keeping c/r N845V.
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