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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: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5C Texan
    Last Military Serial:90669 USN
    Construction Number:88-17667
    Last Civil Registration:N9801C
    Latest Owner or Location:John T. Mazure, Williamstown, NJ

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6D-NT by North American at Dallas, Texas, USA.

    1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 90669 as a SNJ-5C.

    By 1963

    To Visco Flying Service, Imperial CA with new c/r N9801C.

    1972

    To Robert E. Deford, Phoenix AZ keeping c/r N9801C.

    12 February 1974

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9801C (SNJ-5, 90-669) issued.

    From 18 June 1975 to 22 June 1975

    Raced as #15.
    Competed at the California National Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Fred Sebby. Qualified in 9th place with an average speed of 208.74 mph. Raced in the Consolation race. Finished in 4th place with an average speed of 194.02 mph.

    From 9 September 1975 to 14 September 1975

    Raced as #15, named Blue Cano II.
    Competed at the National Championship Air Races in the T-6 class. The primary pilot was Fred Sebby. Qualified in 14th place with an average speed of 199.63 mph. Raced in the Make-Up race. Finished in 2nd place with an average speed of 200.12 mph.

    10 September 1975


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Reno Air Races, Nevada

    1976

    To Ernest Bishop, Los Angeles CA keeping c/r N9801C.

    14 March 1982


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Titusville-Cocoa Airport, Florida

    By 10 March 1985

    To unknown owner with c/r N9801C.

    10 March 1985

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Titusville-Cocoa Airport (TIX) Titusville, FL, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. A group of T-6 type aircraft were taking off in sections of two aircraft each. Each section of two were making a formation takeoff with a 5 to 6 second interval between sections. N58740 was in the left position of the second section; N9801C was in the left position of the third section...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By March 1986


    Photographer: William B State via Bill Larkin

    17 March 1987

    To Mazure Robert, Washington, NJ keeping c/r N9801C.

    17 August 1996


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Wings of Eagles Air Show in Batavia, New York.

    17 August 1996


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Wings of Eagles Air Show in Batavia, New York.

    18 June 1997

    To Mazure Robert, Washington, NJ keeping c/r N9801C.

    9 July 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Geneseo Air Show in Geneseo, New York.

    9 July 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Geneseo Air Show in Geneseo, New York.

    1 January 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9801C (SNJ-5, 90-669) issued.

    30 October 2013

    To Mazure Robert, Washington, NJ keeping c/r N9801C.
    Last CR action date noted here.

    3 November 2018

    To unknown owner with c/r N9801C.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Williamstown, NJ.

    17 April 2019

    To unknown owner with c/r N9801C.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Williamstown, NJ.

    7 June 2019

    To John T. Mazure, Williamstown, NJ keeping c/r N9801C.


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Racing Planes and Air Races A Complete History, Series 1, Volume 12, 1976 Annual by Reed Kinert

    Internet Sources
    AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Reno Air Racing Association (National Championship Air Races)
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall

    Individual Contributors
    John Bennett
    Terry Fletcher

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