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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:N2S-4 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:55736 USN
    Construction Number:75-4973
    Last Civil Registration:N43FV
    Compressed ID:Boeing N2S-4 sn 55736 USN cn 75-497...
    Latest Owner or Location:Frederick J. Vyfvinkel, New Smyrna Beach, 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 42-16810.
    Aircraft originally ordered by USAAF as PT-17, assigned s/n 42-16810, but contract cancelled and plane diverted to Navy order.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 55736 as a N2S-4.

    3 May 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N68495 (A75N1(PT17), 75-4973) issued.

    From By 1963 to After 1972

    To Carberry Crop Dusters, Fresno, CA with new c/r N68495.

    28 August 1964

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report for event ID 78886: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 00:30 hours. The damage was substantial. The engine failed or malfunctioned while turning around. The gear collapsed on touch down. The factors included; overload failure. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land. Report remarks include: Mixture control lean during full power operation...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    From 10 February 1975 to After 1992

    To Inland Crop Dusters, Wentachee, WA keeping c/r N68495.

    9 June 1982


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Francher Field, WA

    4 February 1999

    To Frederick J. Vyfvinkel, New Smyrna Beach, FL keeping c/r N68495.

    19 August 2010

    To Frederick J. Vyfvinkel, New Smyrna Beach, FL with new c/r N43FV.

    20 September 2014

    To Frederick J. Vyfvinkel, New Smyrna Beach, FL keeping c/r N43FV.

    20 October 2020

    To Frederick J. Vyfvinkel, New Smyrna Beach, FL keeping c/r N43FV.
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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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