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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5 Texan
    Last Military Serial:91044 USN
    Last Civil Registration:N31443
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5 sn 91044 USN cr N31443
    Latest Owner or Location:Texas Barnstormers Llc, Rogers, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a SNJ-5.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 91044.

    14 September 1994

    Certificate of airworthiness for N31443 (SNJ-5B, 91044) issued.

    10 January 1997

    To Classic Air Inc, Wilmington, DE with new c/r N31443.

    11 September 1999


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Wings Over Dixie Airshow, Falcon Field, Peachtree City GA

    8 April 2000


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

    15 April 2004

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) Lakeland, FL, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot stated he was flying the airplane from the backseat. The control tower operator told them to land mid-field. He came down on final at 80 knots and flew in ground effect until approximately the mid-field point. He retarded the throttle to idle and the airplane settled nicely to the runway...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 October 2007

    To Daryl D. Dressler, Georgetown, TX keeping c/r N31443.

    To Cartersville Airport, Cartersville, GA.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: RJ/101

    1 January 2014

    Certificate of airworthiness for N31443 (SNJ-5B, 91044) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2014

    To Classic Air Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N31443.

    14 July 2015

    To Daryl D. Dressler, Georgetown, TX keeping c/r N31443.

    26 September 2023

    To Texas Barnstormers Llc, Rogers, TX keeping c/r N31443.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
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