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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:41-8670 USAAC
    Construction Number:75-2229
    Last Civil Registration:N220WK
    Latest Owner or Location:N220WK Llc, Blue Bell, PA

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    Dates

    Event

    1941

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Corps with s/n 41-8670.

    From By 1954 to December 1967

    To Delta Air Lines-Agricultural Division with new c/r N55277.
    Operated with markings: 95


    Photographer: Delta Museum

    1976

    To W. F. Russell, Houston, TX keeping c/r N55277.

    Circa September 1976


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Galesburg, IL.

    11 September 1976


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Galesburg, IL. Here it is registered as N44WR. This is c/n 75-2229 built as an A75N1, a PT-17, now registered N220WK.

    5 January 1978

    Certificate of airworthiness for N44WR (A75N1(PT17), 75-2229) issued.

    By 9 June 1984

    To unknown owner with c/r N44WR.

    9 June 1984

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Polly Ranch Airport (7X50) Friendswood, TX, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing roll. Aircraft traveled off the side of the 24 foot wide runway where it contacted a parked aircraft, a fence and a ditch before stopping.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 September 1986

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Laporte Municipal Airport (T41) Laporte, TX, United States while going around. The damage was substantial. During a landing, the aircraft encountered turbulence, so the pilot initiated a go-around. However, the aircraft would not climb, even with full power. The flight path was toward power lines a road, so the pilot elected to land in a grass area. During the landing, the aircraft struck a fence nosed over...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    10 April 1990


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Lakeland, FL. Now with wheel pants and a slightly different white stripe.

    25 July 1998

    To WM Service Company Inc, Bristol, PA with new c/r N220WK.

    1 January 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for N220WK (A75N1(PT17), 75-2229) issued.

    19 March 2015

    To WM Service Company Inc, Bristol, PA keeping c/r N220WK.

    10 August 2018

    Civil registration, N220WK, cancelled.

    9 October 2019

    To Rich Lucas Aircraft Sales Llc, Lincoln Park, NJ keeping c/r N220WK.

    2020


    Photographer: Dimitri Vassiliou
    Notes: Prior to the start of re-painting

    30 January 2020

    To N220WK Llc, Blue Bell, PA keeping c/r N220WK.

    11 October 2022


    Photographer: Alex Davidson
    Notes: By Van Sant, PA. From the David Harnitchek collection.


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