Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:AT-6A Texan
    Last Military Serial:41-0242 USAAF
    Construction Number:77-4201
    Last Civil Registration:N57493
    Compressed ID:NA AT-6A sn 41-0242 USAAF cn 77-420...
    Latest Owner or Location:Oregon Mustang Llc, Reno, NV

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    1 January 1941

    Constructed as an AT-6A with s/n 41-0242 USAAF.

    20 May 1976

    Certificate of airworthiness for N57493 (AT-6A, 774201) issued.

    17 November 1983

    To Ron B. Reed, Half Moon Bay, CA with new c/r N57493.

    21 October 1998

    To Ron B. Reed, Half Moon Bay, CA with new c/r N57493.

    11 February 2011

    To Ron B. Reed, El Granada, CA keeping c/r N57493.

    13 September 2014


    Photographer: Piet Luijken
    Notes: Taken at Half Moon Bay airport, CA

    12 June 2019

    To unknown owner with c/r N57493.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Stateline, NV.

    11 February 2020

    To Silver State Barnstormers Llc, Stateline, NV keeping c/r N57493.

    11 September 2022


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Nation Championship Air Races at the Reno Stead Airport, Reno, NV.

    11 September 2022


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Nation Championship Air Races at the Reno Stead Airport, Reno, NV.

    By 14 September 2022

    To unknown owner with c/r N57493.

    From 14 September 2022 to 18 September 2022

    Raced as #4, named Emily.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Craig Meyer from Half Moon Bay, CA. Qualified in 12th place with an average speed of 194.615 mph. Raced in Heat 1C. Finished in 3rd place with an average speed of 191.76 mph.

    5 April 2023

    To unknown owner with c/r N57493.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Bandon, OR.

    16 June 2024

    To Oregon Mustang Llc, Reno, NV keeping c/r N57493.
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=27962][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - North American AT-6A Texan, s/n 41-0242 USAAF, c/n 77-4201, c/r N57493[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=27962
    Copyright 1993-2025 www.m.AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.