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    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft BC / BF / BL / DC / DCO / DF / DL / L-2 Grasshopper
    Latest Model:L-2A Grasshopper
    Last Military Serial:42-35977 USAAF
    Construction Number:04438
    Last Civil Registration:N48291
    Compressed ID:Taylorcraft L-2A sn 42-35977 USAAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Agather Victor Neils, Fort Worth, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-2A.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-35977.

    9 September 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for N48291 (DCO-65, 4438) issued.

    By 4 July 1965

    To unknown owner with c/r N48291.

    4 July 1965

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Inyokern, CA, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    27 July 1995

    To Richard G. Boren, Farmington, NM with new c/r N48291.

    28 August 2006

    To Richard G. Boren, Boise, ID keeping c/r N48291.

    30 July 2007

    To RGMSB Llc, Boise, ID with new c/r N48291.

    1 January 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for N48291 (DCO-65, 4438) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2009

    To Richard G. Boren, Farmington, NM keeping c/r N48291.

    Based at Legacy of Flight Museum, Rexburg, ID.
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    Markings Applied: 127

    25 September 2015

    To unknown owner with c/r N48291.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Wellington, NV.

    5 November 2015

    To William B. Roberts, Wellington, NV keeping c/r N48291.

    22 April 2019

    To unknown owner with c/r N48291.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Fort Worth, TX.

    4 June 2019

    To Agather Victor Neils, Fort Worth, TX keeping c/r N48291.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
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