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    Airframe Family: Weaver Aircraft Company (WACO) F Series
    Latest Model:UPF-7
    Construction Number:5870
    Last Civil Registration:N39737
    Compressed ID:Weaver Aircraft Company (WACO) UPF-...
    Latest Owner or Location:James D. Banky, Bolivia, NC

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    Dates

    Event

    1942

    Constructed as an UPF-7.
    WACO UPF-7 5870

    By 1971

    To Days Flying Services, Herbert Smart Airport, MacOn, GA with new c/r N39737.

    Circa October 1973


    Photographer: Don Enlow
    Notes: Shot at Dawson Ga, around Fall 1973

    29 January 1978


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Lakeland, FL.

    By 16 May 1978

    To unknown owner with c/r N39737.

    16 May 1978

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MIA78FKQ11: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 17:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Aiken Airport, Meridian, MS. This was a local flight from Meridian, MS. The engine failed or malfunctioned during the initial climb. The gear collapsed on touch down. The factors included; overload failure. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    29 April 1991


    Photographer: Nigel Roling
    Notes: NC39737 1942 Waco UPF-7 [Now in Bolivia, NC] at Wroughton (auction), UK on 29-04-91.It became G-WAKO for a year and a bit before returning to the US.

    10 February 1993

    Certificate of airworthiness for N39737 (UPF-7, 5870) issued.

    21 July 1998

    To Sequin Enterprises Inc, Southport, NC keeping c/r N39737.

    1 January 2010

    Certificate of airworthiness for N39737 (UPF-7, 5870) issued.

    18 June 2011

    To James D. Banky, Bolivia, NC keeping c/r N39737.
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