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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5 Texan
    Last Military Serial:90599 USN
    Construction Number:88-17412
    Last Civil Registration:N86116
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5 sn 90599 USN cn 88-17412 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:K and S Helicopters Inc, Kailua Kona, HI

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6D.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-85631.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 90599 as a SNJ-5.

    16 December 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N86116 (AT-6D, 90599) issued.

    2 May 1989

    To Gamma Holdings Inc, Rockwall, TE with new c/r N105DG.

    25 February 2002

    To Vintage Aviation Llc, Honolulu, HI with new c/r N86116.

    From 15 September 2004 to 19 September 2004

    Raced as #16, named Ms.Take.
    Appeared at the National Championship Air Races to compete in the T-6 class, but did not qualify. The primary pilot was Bruce Mayes from Honolulu, HI.

    14 September 2008


    Photographer: Kat Fallacy

    22 January 2015

    To unknown owner with c/r N86116.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Kailua Kona, HI.

    26 February 2015

    To K and S Helicopters Inc, Kailua Kona, HI keeping c/r N86116.

    1 January 2016

    Certificate of airworthiness for N86116 (AT-6D, 90599) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2016

    To Vintage Aviation Llc, Honolulu, HI keeping c/r N86116.

    11 September 2017

    To K and S Helicopters Inc, Kailua Kona, HI keeping c/r N86116.

    2 April 2021

    To unknown owner with c/r N86116.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Kailua Kona, HI.

    9 November 2021

    To K and S Helicopters Inc, Kailua Kona, HI keeping c/r N86116.
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