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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5 Texan
    Last Military Serial:90773 USN
    Construction Number:88-22634
    Last Civil Registration:N3617F
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5 sn 90773 USN cn 88-22634 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Gaillard Aviation Corp, Wilmington, DE

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6D.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-86200.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 90773 as a SNJ-5.

    By 30 January 1961

    To unknown owner with c/r N3617F (AT-6D, 90773).

    30 January 1961

    Certificate of airworthiness for N3617F (AT-6D, 90773) issued.

    From 1963 to 1964

    To Jack Blalock, Houston TX keeping c/r N3617F.

    1966

    To ABC Liquor Stores Inc, Carbondale, IL keeping c/r N3617F.

    1969

    To R. C. Kirkpatrick, Guilford, CT keeping c/r N3617F.

    From 1970 to 1972

    To Kirks Marine Enterprises, Dover, DE keeping c/r N3617F.

    By 21 July 1974

    To unknown owner with c/r N3617F.

    21 July 1974

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC74FHA09: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 07:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Sky Manor Airport, Pittstown, NJ. The flight departed from Flanders Valley, NJ, with the destination Pittstown, NJ. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. Collided with the crop on touch down. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    From 1976 to 1977

    To Milton Leshe, Flanders, NJ keeping c/r N3617F.

    From 13 January 1984 to 1995

    To Charles D. Clapper, Delray Beach, FL keeping c/r N3617F.

    By April 1995

    Markings Applied: J-107

    2 April 1995


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Patrick AFB Open House Fl

    From 13 July 1995 to 1999

    To WRA Corp, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N3617F.

    5 October 1996

    Crashed.
    Crashed Mansfield MA.

    29 December 1999

    To Gaillard Aviation Corp, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N3617F.

    8 September 2005

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Chehalis-Centralia Airport (CLS) Chehalis, WA, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The pilot reported that he had been conducting revenue sightseeing and instructional flights throughout the day. This was the 11TH ride of the day for the purpose of sightseeing...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    6 January 2020

    Civil registration, N3617F, cancelled.

    28 January 2020

    To Gaillard Aviation Corp, Wilmington, DE with new c/r N3617F.


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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall

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    Glenn Chatfield
    Robert Nichols

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