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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:42-16165 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-4328
    Last Civil Registration:N52652
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-17 sn 42-16165 USAAF cn 7...
    Latest Owner or Location:United Balloon Ventures Llc, Midland, VA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-16165.

    By January 1964

    To Raymond W. Boynton, Pearland, TX with new c/r N52652.

    18 May 1964

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report for event ID 80737: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 07:45 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Thomas Airport, Eagle Lake, TX. Ground looped or water swerved during the landing rollout. The gear collapsed during the landing rollout. The factors included; overload failure.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 1965

    To Houston Northwest Aviation, Inc Houston, TX keeping c/r N52652.

    27 October 1969

    Certificate of airworthiness for N52652 (A75N1(PT17), 75-4328) issued.

    30 July 1976

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number FTW76DRA55: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 19:45 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Flying Acres Airport, Houston, TX. This was a local flight from Houston, TX. Suffered a hard landing on touch down. The aircraft nosed over during the landing rollout.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    24 April 1987

    To M L. Harper, Griffin, GE keeping c/r N52652.

    28 January 1988


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Griffin, GA when Mal Harper owned it.

    22 April 1989

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Brook Bridge Airport (8GA9) Brooks, GA, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The 2970 runway (elevation 820) was mostly surrounded by trees. With a temp of about 81 deg, the estimated density altitude was 2700. As the pilot psgr were taxiing to runway 2 to take off, the wind sock, which was located below the tree tops, was noted to be limp...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    8 September 1999

    To George R. Hill, Griffin, GA keeping c/r N52652.

    12 May 2004

    To Stone J Bartley, Carrollton, GA keeping c/r N52652.

    24 January 2008

    To United Balloon Ventures Llc, Midland, VA keeping c/r N52652.
    Markings added: 747
    US Navy titles.

    12 November 2018

    To United Balloon Ventures Llc, Midland, VA keeping c/r N52652.

    25 September 2020


    Photographer: Red Ripper 24
    Notes: At the 2020 Arsenal of Democracy Event, at Culpeper Regional Airport (KCJR),Culpeper, Virginia


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