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    Airframe Family: Cessna 170 / 305 / L-19 / O-1 / OE / 325 / SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019
    Latest Model:O-1B Bird Dog
    Last Military Serial:136887 USMC
    Construction Number:22741
    Last Civil Registration:N19J
    Compressed ID:Cessna O-1B sn 136887 USMC cn 22741...
    Latest Owner or Location:Finch Lee, Lakeway, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-19A.

    1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 53-0508.
    Accepted by the USAF as L-19A for transfer to the USMC.

    1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 136887 as a OE-1.

    Transferred to Bureau of Naval Weapons, NAS Alameda, CA.

    6 July 1962

    Redesignated as O-1B.

    31 March 1964

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Marine Corps.

    12 May 1964

    To Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Department of the Interior.

    1965

    Assigned civil registration: N752

    2 February 1965

    Certificate of airworthiness for N752 (305A, 22741) issued.

    21 January 1971

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MIA71DLA32: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 09:10 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Fernandina Beach Airport, Fernandna Bch, FL. This was a local flight from Jacksonville, FL. Ground looped or water swerved on touch down. Report remarks include: Broke tail wheel bracket assembly, damage to fuselage.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    18 February 1998

    To Aerial Advertising Agency, Eatontown, NJ with new c/r N7525.

    27 June 2000

    To Steven D. Stires, Germantown, TN keeping c/r N7525.

    1 January 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7525 (305A, 22741) issued.

    8 April 2002


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Sun-n-Fun, Lakeland FL

    15 April 2002

    To unknown owner with c/r N19J.

    2 May 2003

    To George R. Eeds, Lago Vista, TX keeping c/r N19J.

    8 May 2004


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At Pioneer Flight Museum, Old Kingsbury Aerodrome [85TE], Kingsbury, TX; May 8, 2004.

    26 October 2006

    To Lee Finch, Lakeway, TX keeping c/r N19J.

    26 September 2015


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Keokuk, IA

    23 February 2021

    To Finch Lee, Lakeway, TX keeping c/r N19J.
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