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    Airframe Family: Beech 45/T-34 Mentor
    Latest Model:T-34B Mentor
    Last Military Serial:140949 USN
    Construction Number:BG-283
    Last Civil Registration:N4944C
    Compressed ID:Beech T-34B sn 140949 USN cn BG-283...
    Latest Owner or Location:Richard Coke, Bedford, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-34B.

    1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 140949.

    By 1964

    To NAS Jacksonville Flying Club, FL with new c/r N4944C.

    20 February 1964

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report for event ID 81835: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 20:00 hours. The damage was substantial. Landed wheels up on touch down. Incident occurred at or near Jacksonville, FL.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    31 December 1964

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report for event ID 77427: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 16:00 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Herlong Airport, Jacksonville, FL. Landed wheels up on touch down. Report remarks include: Material failure of nose wheel scraper guard assembly part no 35-825175-6.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    14 August 1974

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MIA75DLA08: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 13:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Herlong Airport, Jacksonville, FL. This was a local flight from Jacksonville, FL. Landed wheels up on touch down.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    14 January 1977

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number 4T0117.

    New serial number assigned: TD0001 MASDC

    Circa 1979

    To Civil Air Patrol, Maxwell AFB, AL with new c/r N4944C.

    By 1987

    To Gene Martin and Ted Adams keeping c/r N4944C.
    Markings added: 44/LL

    27 April 1987


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL. Part of the Lima Lima Squadron.

    Based at Lima-Lima, Naper Aero Club Field, Chicago, IL.
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    March 1989

    To Rick Gretz and Joe Dudek keeping c/r N4944C.

    17 May 1991

    To Marshall Air Service Inc, Chesterton, IN keeping c/r N4944C.

    21 May 1997

    To Marshall Air Service Inc, Cehsterton, IN keeping c/r N4944C.

    19 June 2009

    To Robert M. Cochran, Atoka, OK keeping c/r N4944C.

    15 September 2010

    To unknown owner with c/r N4944C.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Jacksonville, AR.

    5 October 2010

    To Central Arkansas T-34 Society, Jacksonville, AR keeping c/r N4944C.

    28 July 2013


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At 2013 Oshkosh

    25 November 2013

    To Richard Coke, Bedford, TX keeping c/r N4944C.


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    AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    T-34 Association
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield

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