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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:42-16233 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-4396
    Last Civil Registration:N145N
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-17 sn 42-16233 USAAF cn 7...
    Latest Owner or Location:Jack J. Pelton, Wichita, KS

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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 42-16233.

    Transferred to 63rd Army Air Forces Contract Pilot School, Douglas, GA.

    Markings Applied: 78

    By 1963

    To William B. Bullock, Riverside, CA with new c/r N55909.

    1 April 1965

    Certificate of airworthiness for N145N (A75N1(PT17), 75-4396) issued.

    June 1968


    Photographer: Clayton Eddy
    Notes: At Merced Airport, CA.

    By 1971

    To Thomas F. Martin Almagordo, NM with new c/r N145N.

    By 1976

    To Boston Aero Club, Dedham, MA keeping c/r N145N.

    9 September 1976

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC76FNA51: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 18:19 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Norwood Memorial Airport, Norwood, MA. This was a local flight from Norwood, MA. Suffered a hard landing on touch down. Ground looped or water swerved during the landing rollout. The factors included; overload failure.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    17 September 1984

    To Charles M. Tenney Jr, Duxbury, MA keeping c/r N145N.

    17 August 1999

    To Charles M. Tenney Jr, Plymouth, MA keeping c/r N145N.

    10 August 2011

    To Jack J. Pelton, Wichita, KS keeping c/r N145N.

    9 September 2011


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At Galesburg Municiplal

    11 March 2020

    To Jack J. Pelton, Wichita, KS keeping c/r N145N.
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