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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-17 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:42-16063 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-4226
    Last Civil Registration:N59659
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-17 sn 42-16063 USAAF cn 7...
    Latest Owner or Location:Richard E. Schmidt, Fort Myers, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-16063.

    By 1964

    To Clarks Aerial Service, Brownfield Texas with new c/r N59659.

    17 January 1979

    To Donald R. Sharp, Pauls Valley, OK keeping c/r N59659.

    3 February 1998

    To James W. Knight Jr, Fort Lauderdale, FL with new c/r N541JK.

    25 March 1998

    To Knight James WJR, Fort Lauderdale, FL keeping c/r N541JK.

    9 April 1998

    Certificate of airworthiness for N59659 (A75N1(PT17), 75-4226) issued.

    22 March 2000

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot stated that winds reported at the time of his lan ding to runway 08 were from 020 degrees at 6 knots and that all local pilots are aware of wind burbles in the touchdown area of that runway when winds are from a northerly direction...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    23 September 2008

    To Richard E. Schmidt, Fort Myers, FL keeping c/r N541JK.

    23 September 2008

    To Richard E. Schmidt, Fort Myers, FL with new c/r N59659.

    1 January 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for N541JK (A75N1(PT17), 75-4226) issued.

    23 April 2009


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Sun-n-Fun, Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Lakeland FL

    Based at Page Field, Fort Myers, FL.
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    Markings Applied: 544, U.S. NAVY

    27 March 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2012 Sun N Fun

    6 November 2017

    To Richard E. Schmidt, Fort Myers, FL keeping c/r N59659.

    4 April 2019


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, FL.

    4 April 2019


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, FL.


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