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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft A / J-2 / J-3 / J-4 / J-5 / L-4/O-59/C-83 Grasshopper / L-18 Super Cub / L-21 Super Grasshopper / PA-11/PA-18/PA-19
    Latest Model:L-21B Super Cub
    Last Military Serial:R-122 KLu
    Construction Number:18-3612
    Last Civil Registration:N8158C
    Compressed ID:Piper L-21B sn R-122 KLu cn 18-3612...
    Latest Owner or Location:Dehaven Carl, Pikesville, MD

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-21B by Piper.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Koninklijke Luchtmacht / Royal Netherlands Air Force with s/n R-122.

    To unknown owner with c/r PH-PPW.

    To Royal Netherlands Air Force Historic Flight, Gilze Rijen AB, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant.
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    By 18 July 1966

    To unknown owner with c/r N8158C.

    18 July 1966

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

    By 4 September 1969

    To unknown owner with c/r N8158C.

    4 September 1969

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Browns Store, VA, United States. The time was 1045 hours. The airframe was destroyed. Incident occurred at the Haynie Farm Airport. The flight departed from Browns Store, VA, with an unknown destination. Collided with trees during the initial climb. A fire broke out after impact. Report remarks include: Short field. Struck 30 feet tree. Two previous t/o made successfully. Spraying soybeans.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    14 January 1977

    To Dehaven Carl, Pikesville, MD with new c/r N8158C.

    20 June 2014


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: Gilze-Rijen AB, the Netherlands.

    6 April 2018

    Civil registration, N8158C, cancelled.
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
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     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
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