Dates

Event

Circa 1944

Constructed as an UC-43.

27 March 1944

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-67757.

3 April 1944

Transferred to Fort Dix AAB, NJ.
For Lend-Lease to Britain.

18 April 1944

Departed Fort Dix for Britain.

Circa May 1944

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n FT503 as a Traveler I.

March 1945

Transferred to Station Flight, Royal NAS Speke, England.

1945

Transferred to 781 Squadron, Heathrow.

Transferred to Station Flight, Royal NAS Stretton.

Circa 1946

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 32895 as a GB-2.

31 July 1946

Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

To US Civil Aeronautics Board, Department of Safety Investigation with new c/r NC16.

30 March 1956

Certificate of airworthiness for N16M (D17S, 6765) issued.

1963

To L. R. Edminster. Portland, OR with new c/r N16M.

November 1975

To William McBride, Birmingham, MI keeping c/r N16M.

1977

To Hubscher [and] Son, Mount Pleasant, MI keeping c/r N16M.

June 1977

Repair completed.
Painted like YC-43, c/n 295.

1980

To R. Gehring keeping c/r N16M.

July 1983

To M. J. Schaffield, Batavia, OH keeping c/r N16M.

11 February 1988

To Chris A. Jacobsen, Arvada, CO keeping c/r N16M.

By 14 September 1990

To unknown owner with c/r N16M.

14 September 1990

Crashed.
There was one minor injury. The accident occurred at the Centennial Airport (APA) Englewood, CO, United States while taxiing. The damage was substantial. The beech D17 staggerwing had been on static display during a pre-airshow activity. When the pilot prepared to dep, tower cleared him to taxi to runway 35R warned, caution vehicles personnel on the ramp. A wing walker escorted the aircraft out of the parking area, then walked away...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

By 28 June 2015

To unknown owner with c/r N16M.

28 June 2015

Crashed.
The accident occurred at the Idaho Falls RGNL Airport (IDA) Idaho Falls, ID, United States while taxiing. The damage was substantial. While taxiing as a flight of two, the pilot of the red Beechcraft stopped his airplane so that he could conduct a run-up of the engine. The pilot of the blue Beechcraft lost visual contact with the red Beechcraft while changing frequencies on his radio and impacted the left aft section of the red Beechcraft, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

22 July 2018

Photographer: Reinhard Jost
Notes: AirVenture 2018, Oshkosh

26 July 2018

Photographer: Owen ORourke
Notes: Beechcraft D17S N16S at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) Oshkosh, WI