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    Airframe Family: North American P-86/F-86 Sabre / FJ-2/FJ-3/FJ-4 Fury
    Latest Model:F-86F Sabre
    Last Civil Registration:N86Z
    Compressed ID:NA F-86F cr N86Z
    Latest Owner or Location:Zeuschel Dave DBA, Reno, NV

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    Dates

    Event

    1 January 1952

    Constructed as a F-86F.

    3 August 1982

    To Zeuschel Dave DBA, Reno, NV with new c/r N86Z.

    15 June 1983

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX86Z (F-86F, 51-12988) issued.

    By November 1983


    Photographer: Malcolm Gougan Collection

    31 July 1984


    Photographer: Dan Stijovich
    Notes: At the 1984 Van Nuys Aviation Expo

    13 May 1985


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA.

    By 25 April 1987

    To unknown owner with c/r N86Z.

    25 April 1987

    Crashed.
    There was one fatality. The accident occurred at the Shafter-Minter FLD Airport (MIT) Shafter, CA, United States while on appoach. The airframe was destroyed. Following an airshow, the pilot transmitted while on final approach to the runway, that the engine had seized. The aircraft was landed with the landing gear retracted. During the flare the aircraft became uncontrollable, bounced several times on the runway and burst into flames...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    7 June 2013

    Civil registration, N86Z, cancelled.

    1 January 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX86Z (F-86F, 51-12988) issued.
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