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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-17 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:41-8614 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-2173
    Last Civil Registration:ZS-LDR
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-17 sn 41-8614 USAAF cn 75...
    Latest Owner or Location:Prop and Throttle Aircraft Preservation/Lorry Raath

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    Circa 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-8614.

    By 1964

    To Frank L. Belk, Pahokee, FL with new c/r N55080.

    8 March 1968

    Certificate of airworthiness for N163ER (A75N1(PT17), 75-2173) issued.

    8 March 1968

    To Embry Riddle Aeronautical Institute in Daytona, FL with new c/r N163ER.

    Repaired.
    By John/Freddy Feller at Deland, Florida.

    By January 1975

    To Jack B. Faes, Wyckoff, NJ with new c/r N4JF.


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Probably from the early 1970s.

    8 May 1975

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MIA75DLD73: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 11:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Bob Lee Airport, Deland, FL. This was a local flight from Deland, FL. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. The aircraft nosed over during the landing rollout. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    July 1977

    To Steven R. Oliver, Lexington, KY keeping c/r N4JF.

    14 March 1982


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: I shot this in Lakeland, FL.

    11 April 1990


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Lakeland, FL now with a Lyc. 300 hp engine and full engine cowling installed.

    18 September 1991

    To Adrian B. Cairns, Covington, LO keeping c/r N4JF.

    17 September 1997

    To Adrian B. Cairns, Covington, LA keeping c/r N4JF.

    12 November 2004

    Civil registration, N4JF, cancelled.
    Exported to South Africa.

    22 February 2005

    To Prop and Throttle Aircraft Preservation/Lorry Raath with new c/r ZS-LDR.
    Operated with markings: 486

    7 October 2013


    Photographer: Hanno de Beer
    Notes: At 2013 Nylstroon Fly-In
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