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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:JRB-6 Expeditor
    Last Military Serial:39952 USN
    Construction Number:3684
    Last Civil Registration:N498BH
    Compressed ID:Beech JRB-6 sn 39952 USN cn 3684 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Hart Alan, Antigua

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1943

    Constructed as a SNB-1.

    1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 39952.

    Remanufactured as a JRB-6.

    20 September 1965

    Certificate of airworthiness for N498BH (JRB-6, 39952) issued.

    From 1966 to Circa 1970

    To Ben J. Horton, Pittsburg KS with new c/r N498BH.

    From 1971 to 1972

    To Trans American Constructors, Pittsburgh KS keeping c/r N498BH.

    1979

    To Donald H. Kothe, Shickley NE keeping c/r N498BH.

    14 October 1985


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At the former Southwest Expressway airfield, Jonesboro, Georgia.

    2 November 1985


    Photographer: Larry Johnson Collection
    Notes: Ray Fow shot this photo of me flying N498BH over South FL.

    January 1986

    To ACE Airmotive Inc, Miami FL keeping c/r N498BH.

    By January 1987

    To Lawrence F. Johnson, Miami FL keeping c/r N498BH.

    18 February 1990


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Taimiami Airport - At this time I owned half of this aircraft - before I sold it all to Miami Air Charter.

    December 1991

    To MBM Aircraft Leasing (and) Sales, Miami FL keeping c/r N498BH.
    Operated by Miami Air Charter Air Cargo, Miami FL.

    29 May 1992


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: N498BH with an unpainted tail at Miami International, FL

    23 September 1994


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Taimiami Airport, Florida

    12 July 1995

    To Alan Hart, Antigua keeping c/r N498BH.

    12 July 1995

    To Hart Alan, Antigua keeping c/r N498BH.

    By 8 August 2006

    To unknown owner with c/r N498BH.

    8 August 2006

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Culebra, PR, United States while cruising. The damage was substantial. The airline transport certificated pilot was hired to fly the twin engine airplane from Antigua to Puerto Rico. The airplane had not been flown in the previous 12 years and the initial test flight revealed some discrepancies, including high fuel pressure on the right engine and a strong smell of gasoline fumes inside the airplane...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    18 December 2012

    Civil registration, N498BH, cancelled.
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