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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: Taylorcraft A / J-2 / J-3 / J-4 / J-5 / L-4/O-59/C-83 Grasshopper / L-18 Super Cub / L-21 Super Grasshopper / PA-11/PA-18/PA-19
    Latest Model:PA-18A
    Construction Number:18-5838
    Last Civil Registration:N7561D
    Compressed ID:Piper PA-18A cn 18-5838 cr N7561D
    Latest Owner or Location:Robert J. Hallett, Anchorage, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    1957

    Constructed as a PA-18A by Piper.

    21 October 1964

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7561D (PA-18A, 18-5838) issued.

    By 5 June 1965

    To unknown owner with c/r N7561D.

    5 June 1965

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Yentna River, AK, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 16 August 1970

    To unknown owner with c/r N7561D.

    16 August 1970

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Nenana, AK, United States. The time was 1430 hours. The damage was substantial. The flight departed from Fairbanks, AK, with an unknown destination. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. There was an unspecified incident on touch down. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land. Report remarks include: Float eqpd, landed on tundra. Fuselage, float dmgd.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    4 September 1972

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Fairbanks, AK, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 4 September 1972

    To unknown owner with c/r N7561D.

    10 August 1987

    Crashed.
    There were two minor injuries. The accident occurred at Fairbanks, AK, United States while on appoach. The damage was substantial.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    8 April 1991

    To Theodore J. Rufli, Fairbanks, AK with new c/r N7561D.

    13 May 2009


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: At Lake Hood, AK

    20 April 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7561D (PA-18A, 18-5838) issued.

    21 February 2019

    To Robert J. Hallett, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N7561D.


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