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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:N2S-3 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:3484 USN
    Construction Number:75-1261
    Last Civil Registration:N42S
    Compressed ID:Boeing N2S-3 sn 3484 USN cn 75-1261...
    Latest Owner or Location:Peter A. Spear Jr, Salem, WI

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a N2S-3 by Boeing.

    1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 3484.

    By March 1945

    Transferred to NAS New Orleans, LA.

    4 March 1945

    Damaged.
    Substantially damaged during a take-off accident at Naval Air Facility 12509, Naval Outlying Landing Field (NOLF) Menefee, New Orleans, LA.

    January 1964

    To American States Inc, Racine, WI with new c/r N64993.

    July 1971

    To Roy Haellerig, Elgin, IL keeping c/r N64993.

    28 September 1972

    Certificate of airworthiness for N64993 (B75N1, 75-1261) issued.

    11 September 1976


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Galesburg, IL.

    4 June 1978

    To Peter Spear keeping c/r N64993.

    4 June 1978

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI78FEE42: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 06:40 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Oak Brook Rla Airport, Oak Brook, IL. The flight departed from Oak Brook, IL, with the destination Dekalb, IL. The engine failed or malfunctioned during the initial climb. Collided with an object on touch down. The factors included; weather conditions conducive to carb induction system icing...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    4 June 1978


    Photographer: Marie Hardy Spear / Stearman Biplanes Facebook

    14 March 1983

    To Peter A. Spear Jr, Salem, WI with new c/r N42S.
    Operated with markings: 41 US Navy

    16 December 1998

    To Peter A. Spear Jr, Morton Grove, IL keeping c/r N42S.

    28 February 2006

    To Peter A. Spear Jr, Tinley Park, IL keeping c/r N42S.

    7 September 2009


    Photographer: David Miller
    Notes: At the 2009 National Stearman Fly-In at Galesburg IL

    16 June 2013


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At Palmyra Municipal

    28 May 2019

    To Peter A. Spear Jr, Salem, WI keeping c/r N42S.

    6 September 2019


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Galesburg, IL Stearman Fly In

    7 September 2021


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Galesburg, IL
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