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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-13D Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:42-17347 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-5510
    Last Civil Registration:N121R
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-13D sn 42-17347 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Herzog Contracting Corp, Saint Joseph, MO

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-13D by Boeing.

    1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-17347.

    By February 1945

    Transferred to 3050th AAF Base Unit, Tulare AAF, CA.

    19 February 1945

    Damaged.
    Landing accident at Rankin Field, Tulare, pilot Jack B. Barnes.

    Circa 1971


    Photographer: Ron Mcleod
    Notes: Reno Air Races. Vivitar 300MM F/3.5 Pentax Spotmatic Kodak TRI-X

    By 1 July 1971

    To Office Building Service Contractors, Santa Ana, CA with new c/r N121R.

    Converted to Boeing/Hughes Super Stearman PT-13D with 650 hp engine.

    1 September 1971


    Photographer: Toronto Star
    Notes: Over Niagara Falls

    By October 1971


    Photographer: Charlene Aro
    Notes: Photographed at Gnoss Field, Novato, CA.

    By October 1971


    Photographer: Charlene Aro

    By January 1975

    To O. B. S Airshows, Santa Ana, CA keeping c/r N121R.

    12 September 1975

    Crashed.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK76FXQ15: There was one fatality. Incident occurred at 12:45 hours. There was minor damage. Incident occurred at the Reno Stead Airport, Reno, NV. This was a local flight from Reno, NV. Experienced a controlled collision with terrain while performing aerobatics. The factors included; unfavorable wind conditions. The sky conditions were clear. The visibility was 5 or over (unlimited). The temperature was 77 degF. The wind direction was 60 degrees...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    12 May 1977

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number DEN77FQA35: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 16:15 hours. The damage was substantial. The flight departed from Winslow, AZ, with the destination Albuquerque, NM. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. The gear collapsed during the landing rollout. The factors included; weather conditions conducive to carb induction system icing and overload failure. There was a partial power loss with the failure of one engine...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    18 April 1979

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX121R (PT-13D, 75-5510) issued.

    9 May 1991

    To Herzog Contracting Corp, Saint Joseph, MO keeping c/r N121R.

    5 September 2009


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Blakesburg, IA

    1 January 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX121R (PT-13D, 75-5510) issued.
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