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    Airframe Family: Beech 17 Staggerwing / C-43/GB Traveler
    Latest Model:UC-43B Traveler
    Last Military Serial:43-10867 USAAF
    Construction Number:4915
    Last Civil Registration:N32777
    Compressed ID:Beech UC-43B sn 43-10867 USAAF cn 4...
    Latest Owner or Location:Robert J. Hayes, Westerville, OH

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an UC-43B.
    Built under contract W535AC31368.

    19 July 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-10867.

    28 May 1945

    Transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

    Circa 1945

    To unknown owner with c/r NC240E (D17S).

    Circa 1945

    To unknown owner with c/r NC240.

    1945

    To unknown owner with c/r NC240E.

    2 June 1950

    Certificate of airworthiness for N240E (D17S, 4915) issued.

    1963

    Restored.

    From 1964 to 1977

    To J. Fichera, Clinton, MD with new c/r N80024.
    To owners, (1965), (1973). Source: Dre Peijmen 2022 http://beech17.net/prodlist-reg.php.

    1965

    To M. J. Foster Jr, Franklin, LA keeping c/r N80024.

    20 April 1970

    Certificate of airworthiness for N80024 (D17S, 4915) issued.

    1973

    To Ronald B. Boice, Farmington, UT keeping c/r N80024.

    June 1978


    Photographer: JM Bryant
    Notes: AOPA fly-in, Denton Municipal Airport (AKA Denton Enterprise Airport), Denton County, Texas.

    By December 1982

    To J. and Connie L. Ashura, Strasburg, CO keeping c/r N80024.
    Moved to Camp Verde_AZ. Source: Dre Peijmen 2022 http://beech17.net/prodlist-reg.php.

    6 November 1989

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Flagstaff Airport (FLG) Flagstaff, AZ, United States while landing. The airframe was destroyed. Aircraft landed gear-up. The pilot stated that both the tower and somebody else tried to give him an advisory but the transmissions were blocked by each other. He also observed the red gear-up warning light, but later stated that since its on all the time he probably associated it as a normal situation.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    Civil registration, N80024, cancelled.

    23 February 1995

    To Robert R. Hayes, Palm City, FL with new c/r N32777.

    14 September 1999

    To Robert R. Hayes, Palm City, FL keeping c/r N32777.

    1 January 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for N32777 (D17S, 4915) issued.

    18 July 2014

    To Robert J. Hayes, Westerville, OH keeping c/r N32777.

    23 March 2018

    Civil registration, N32777, cancelled.
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