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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:T-6G Texan
    Last Military Serial:49-2897 USAAF
    Construction Number:168-001
    Last Civil Registration:N7197C
    Compressed ID:NA T-6G sn 49-2897 USAAF cn 168-001...
    Latest Owner or Location:Huber Edward, Elbert, CO

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1946

    Constructed as a T-6G with s/n 49-2897 USAAF.

    19 February 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7197C (T-6G, 49-2897) issued.

    To Victory Air Museum/Earl Reinert, Air Estates Inc Airport, Mundelein, IL.
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    29 January 1990

    To Huber Edward, Elbert, CO with new c/r N7197C.

    26 November 1997

    To Huber Edward, Elbert, CO with new c/r N7197C.

    8 April 2000


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: North American Reunion, Kissimmee Gateway Airport, Kissimmee FL

    By 17 November 2002

    To unknown owner with c/r N7197C.

    17 November 2002

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Kelly Air Park Airport (C015) Elbert, CO, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot said that after a short flight, he made a normal landing on runway 17, touching down at 75 to 80 mph. The wind was from 220 degrees at 14 knots. He used left rudder and tail wheel steering to keep the airplane from weathervaning into the wind. About 1000 feet into the landing roll, the airplane veered sharply to the right...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    Circa 2003


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Reno.

    14 December 2005

    To Gary D. Dedeaux, West Point, MS with new c/r N7197C.

    1 January 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7197C (T-6G, 49-2897) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2019

    To Huber Edward, Elbert, CO keeping c/r N7197C.

    9 May 2022

    Civil registration, N7197C, cancelled.
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