Dates

Event

Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

1942

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-16082.

January 1942

Transferred to 67th AAF Training Detachment (Primary), Southeast Training Center, Embry-Riddle Field, Union City, TN.
Operated by Riddle Aeronautical Institute.

30 January 1943

Damaged.
Significant damage in landing accident at Kenton, TN.

By August 1943

Transferred to 68th AAF Flying Training Detachment (Primary), Southeast Training Center, McKellar Field, Jackson, TN.
Iperated by Georgia Air Services, Inc.

30 August 1943

Damaged.
Landing accident at Deloach Auxiliary Field, TN, pilot Wofford E. Marshall, Jr.

Transferred to 2160th Base Unit, Lakeland AAF, FL.

By 1952

To Central Aircraft, Yakima, WA with new c/r N57315.
Operated as an agricultural sprayer/tanker.

1952

Operated as a agricultural sprayer/tanker with fleet #7.

From 1952 to 1953

Operated for Canadian Forest Protection Limited spruce budworm spray program New Brunswick.

June 1952

Photographer: Forest Protection
Notes: #7 N57315 and #14 N4769V Central Aircraft. Budworm City, New Brunswick, June 1952

By 1963

To James A Sellers, Yakima, WA keeping c/r N57315.

By July 1972

To Harry G Halajian, Mountain View, CA keeping c/r N57315.

12 September 1972

Certificate of airworthiness for N57315 (A75N1(PT17), 75-4245) issued.

By July 1978

To Apex Associates, Las Vegas, NV keeping c/r N57315.

Markings Applied: 245 US NAVY, 4245, VN263
Marked as Navy N2S.

12 July 1986

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Glenview NAS, IL

23 June 1990

Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Glenview NAS, IL

19 November 1997

To Thomas J. Fory, Wooddale, IL keeping c/r N57315.

3 March 2003

To Suzanne M. Lafin, Piscataway, NJ with new c/r N245TF.

11 September 2009

Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: In Galesburg, IL.

8 June 2011

To Russell E. Strait, Free Union, VA keeping c/r N245TF.

19 February 2013

Civil registration, N245TF, cancelled.
Exported to New Zealand.

8 May 2013

To Peter Joel Sundberg, Papakura, NZ with new c/r ZK-PJS.

1 August 2015

To Stearman 18 Partnership, Papakura keeping c/r ZK-PJS.
Markings added: 18, Witchita Girl

29 August 2015

Photographer: Keith Morris
Notes: At Ardmore Airport, North Island, New Zealand

29 August 2015

Photographer: Keith Morris

23 February 2020

Crashed.
Substantially damaged when nosed over onto its back landing in gusting wind conditions at Hawkes Bay (Napier) Airport, Westshore, Napier, North Island, New Zealand.
For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.