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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:41-8542 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-2101
    Last Civil Registration:N56914
    Latest Owner or Location:Downwind Aviation Sales Inc, Gorham, ME

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-8542.

    1941

    Transferred to 59th AAF Flight Training Detachment, Thompson Robbins Field (PCPS), Helena AR.

    5 December 1941

    Damaged.
    Damaged during landing accident with ground loop at Thompson Robbins Field.

    1964

    To FARM Air, Sacramento, CA with new c/r N56914.

    29 September 1964

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR56914 (A75N1(PT17), 75-2101) issued.

    8 July 1969

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK70D0060: There were 0 fatalities. Incident occurred at 05:00 hours. The aircraft was not damaged. Incident occurred at the Sacramento Airport, Sacramento, CA. The flight departed from Sacramento, CA, with the destination Sacramento, CA. Collided with a flagman or loader while starting a crop dusting run. Report remarks include: Flagman failed to move away from path of aircraft starting swath run.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    4 May 1974

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK74DVG56: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 16:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the So. brewer Strip Airport, E. Nicolaus, CA. This was a local flight from E. nicolaus, CA. Ground looped or water swerved on touch down. The aircraft nosed over during the landing rollout. The factors included; soft shoulders and not aligned with they runway/landing area.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    5 August 1982

    To Jack L. Sadler, Los Gatos, CA keeping c/r N56914.

    3 June 1994

    To Tim Cox, El Cajon, CA with new c/r N75864 {2}.

    7 August 2004


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Cottage Grove, OR.

    31 March 2005

    To Downwind Aviation Sales Inc, Gorham, ME with new c/r N56914.

    19 November 2010

    To Downwind Aviation Sales Inc, Gorham, ME keeping c/r N56914.

    31 October 2013

    Civil registration, N75864 {2}, cancelled.

    1 August 2014


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At 2014 Oshkosh

    28 July 2017


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: at 2017 EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh

    13 May 2019

    To Downwind Aviation Sales Inc, Gorham, ME keeping c/r N56914.

    6 September 2019


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Galesburg, IL Stearman Fly In

    6 September 2019


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Galesburg, IL.


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    AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher

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