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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-13D Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:42-17651 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-5814
    Last Civil Registration:N4787V
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-13D sn 42-17651 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Gold Cap Llc, Bremerton, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-13D by Boeing.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-17651.

    30 August 1949

    To unknown owner with c/r N4787V.

    By 1953

    To Central Aviation, Yakima keeping c/r N4787V.

    1953

    Operated as a agricultural sprayer/tanker with fleet #41.

    June 1953


    Photographer: Dwight Dolan
    Notes: at Nictau, New Brunswick, 7-13 June 1953

    13 June 1953


    Photographer: Mac McGlothin

    From May 1964 to 1977

    To Barbers Crop Dusters, Stockton, CA, keeping c/r N4787V.

    By January 1977

    To Frank W. Barber, Stockton, WA keeping c/r N4787V.

    Circa September 1977


    Photographer: Bob Jesko
    Notes: With permission from Bob Jesko. In Galesburg, IL.

    Circa September 1977


    Photographer: Bob Jesko
    Notes: In Galesburg, IL.

    13 December 1988

    To Mary Lou Mooney, Kemp keeping c/r N4787V.

    10 June 1991

    Certificate of airworthiness for N4787V (E75, 75-5814) issued.

    30 August 1994

    To Golden Wings Advertising Inc, Albuquerque, NM keeping c/r N4787V.

    11 May 1996

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Taos Municipal Airport (SKX) Taos, NM, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. Unicom reported and a flag at the north end of the airport indicated, that the wind was light and variable from the northwest. As the pilot turned on final approach to runway 4, the wind caused the airplane to drift slightly right of the runway centerline. The pilot corrected and made a wheel landing...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    17 September 1997

    To Golden Wings Advertising Inc, Albuquerque, NM keeping c/r N4787V.

    By 17 May 2009

    To unknown owner with c/r N4787V.

    17 May 2009

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Cottonwood Airport (P52) Cottonwood, AZ, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane stated that during the landing roll the airplane began to drift to the left. The pilot applied right rudder and right aileron and the airplane then encountered a gust of wind from the right. The left wing then struck the runway surface and the airplane departed the runway to the right, coming to rest in soft soil...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    27 July 2015


    Photographer: Ricado
    Notes: EAA Chapter 179, 2015 Land Of Enchantment Fly-In, August 27, 2015, Double Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    26 January 2017

    To Frederic W. Kruger, Albuquerque, NM keeping c/r N4787V.

    11 December 2017

    To Gold Cap Llc, Bremerton, WA keeping c/r N4787V.


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