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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:B75N1 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:43139 USN
    Construction Number:75-8233
    Last Civil Registration:N68837
    Compressed ID:Boeing B75N1 sn 43139 USN cn 75-823...
    Latest Owner or Location:Somes Jason, Newbury Park, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a B75N1 by Boeing.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 43139.

    By 1964

    To Laurence Thayer, Grimes, CA with new c/r N68837.

    By 1970

    To Davis Dusters, Colusa, CA keeping c/r N68837.

    5 February 1970

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK70FVF03: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 13:30 hours. The damage was substantial. The flight departed from Arbuckle, CA, with the destination Arbuckle, CA. The engine failed or malfunctioned while on a crop dusting run. Collided with a dirt bank during the landing rollout. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    25 April 1973

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK73DVG59: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 11:00 hours. The damage was substantial. This was a local flight from Biggs, CA. Stalled while turning around. Incident occurred at or near Biggs, CA.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    9 March 1994

    To Russell D. Greenberg, Red Bluff, CA keeping c/r N68837.

    9 September 1994

    Certificate of airworthiness for N68837 (B75N1, 75-8233) issued.

    21 March 2006

    To Russell D. Greenberg, Red Bluff, CA keeping c/r N68837.

    7 June 2007

    To Oberti Gary, San Leandro, CA keeping c/r N68837.

    1 January 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for N68837 (B75N1, 75-8233) issued.

    11 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photo taken at the California Capital Air Show.

    11 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    20 June 2015


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Hollister Air Show in California.

    18 June 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Hollister Air Show at Hollister, California.

    18 June 2016


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Hollister Air Show at Hollister, California.

    28 May 2020

    To Oberti Gary, Hillsborough, CA keeping c/r N68837.


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Advertised tor sale.

    20 April 2023

    To Somes Jason, Newbury Park, CA keeping c/r N68837.
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