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    Airframe Family: Beech 17 Staggerwing / C-43/GB Traveler
    Latest Model:GB-2 Traveler
    Last Military Serial:32897 USN
    Construction Number:6767
    Last Civil Registration:N26GM
    Compressed ID:Beech GB-2 sn 32897 USN cn 6767 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Priester Andrew, Crystal Lake, IL

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as an UC-43B.

    30 March 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-67759.

    By June 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n FT505 as a GB-1.

    From 1945 to 31 July 1946

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 32897 as a GB-2.

    To unknown owner with c/r NC5400N.

    1 August 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5400N (D17S, 6767) issued.

    1963

    To Porter Thomas Corp, Grand Rapids, MI with new c/r N5400N.

    By 1966

    To D. Hubby, Boone, IA keeping c/r N5400N.

    By 1971

    To G. W. Tregre, Fort Worth, TX keeping c/r N5400N.

    By 1975

    To Paul Hubscher, Mount Pleasant, MI keeping c/r N5400N.

    12 September 1976

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI76FEM63: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 11:30 hours. The damage was substantial. This was a local flight from Mt Pleasant, MI. The engine failed or malfunctioned during the initial climb. Experienced a controlled collision with terrain 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: NR5 master rod...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    November 1980

    To R. W. Philpott, Burlington, VT keeping c/r N5400N.

    November 1986

    To Markley C. Brown, SantaBarbara, CA with new c/r N7MB.

    By April 1989

    To G. Mills, Vero Beach, FL with new c/r N26GM.

    16 November 1999

    To F D. Berkeley, Rochester, NY keeping c/r N26GM.

    16 May 2006

    To Ricks Aviation Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N26GM.

    4 April 2012

    To Tabb Nathan, Friendswood, TX keeping c/r N26GM.

    7 February 2018

    Civil registration, N26GM, cancelled.

    29 July 2021

    To Texas Branstorming Museum, Hallettsville, TX with new c/r N26GM.

    30 October 2021


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: N26GM, Beech 17DS, msn 6767, at Hallettsville Municipal Airport, TX [34R]. October 30, 2021

    20 February 2023

    To Priester Andrew, Crystal Lake, IL keeping c/r N26GM.

    22 May 2024

    To unknown owner with c/r N26GM.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Cass City, MI.
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