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    Airframe Family: Spartan 7W Executive / 8W Zeus / 12W Executive
    Latest Model:UC-71 Executive
    Last Military Serial:42-38267 USAAF
    Construction Number:18
    Last Civil Registration:N4444
    Compressed ID:Spartan UC-71 sn 42-38267 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Old Style Aircraft Llc, Ellsinore, MO

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    Dates

    Event

    22 March 1939

    Constructed as a 7W.

    Circa March 1939

    To E. K. Warren, IN with new c/r NC17631.

    To Bernard Baruch, NY keeping c/r NC17631.

    14 March 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-38267 as a UC-71.
    Impressed for use as staff transport.

    12 December 1944

    To Bernard Baruch, NY with new c/r NC4444.
    Returned by USAAF.

    To unknown owner with c/r N3LL.

    To unknown owner with c/r N4444.

    15 July 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N4444 (7W, 18) issued.

    By 1 April 1972

    To unknown owner with c/r N4444.

    1 April 1972

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK72FXQ27: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 12:12 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Reno Internationl Airport, Reno, NV. The flight departed from Haley, NV, with the destination Reno, NV. Ground looped or water swerved during the landing rollout. The gear collapsed during the landing rollout. The factors included; overload failure.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    3 April 1990

    To John J. Cournoyer, Ellsinore, MO keeping c/r N4444.

    3 September 2012


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum, Creve Coeur Airport, Saint Louis, MO.

    27 January 2014

    To unknown owner with c/r N4444.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Ellsinore, MO.

    4 June 2014

    To Old Style Aircraft Llc, Ellsinore, MO keeping c/r N4444.

    1 January 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for N4444 (7W, 18) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2015

    To John J. Cournoyer, Ellsinore, MO keeping c/r N4444.

    24 January 2017

    To Old Style Aircraft Llc, Ellsinore, MO keeping c/r N4444.
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