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    Airframe Family: Grumman TBF / TBM Avenger
    Latest Model:TBM-3E Avenger
    Last Military Serial:91664 USN
    Last Civil Registration:N9651C
    Compressed ID:General Motors TBM-3E sn 91664 USN...
    Latest Owner or Location:NAS Jacksonville Aircraft Heritage Park, Jacksonville NAS, Jacksonville, Florida

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    Event

    Constructed as a TBM-3E by General Motors.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 91664.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fire Services with s/n E57.

    To Cal Nat Airways Inc, Grass Valley, CA with new c/r N9651C.

    By 24 May 1967

    To unknown owner with c/r N9651C.

    Cal-Nat Airways, Ramona CDF.

    24 May 1967

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK67A0081: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 08:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Stalled or mushed during the initial climb. Report remarks include: Took off from narrow road with uphill gradient. Wind-calm. Incident occurred at or near Jiggs, NV.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    December 1989


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn
    Notes: Twin Falls, Idaho.

    December 1989


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn
    Notes: Twin Falls, Idaho.

    In the inventory of National Naval Aviation Museum-Loan Program, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
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    Loaned to NAS Jacksonville Aircraft Heritage Park, Jacksonville NAS, Jacksonville, FL.
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    25 October 2014


    Photographer: John Tomlinson
    Notes: At NAS Jacksonville Heritage Park in Florida


    Photographer: USN
    Notes: Undated Photo of my father William S. DEpagnier CDR USN.

    13 February 2017

    Civil registration, N9651C, cancelled.

    22 April 2023


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Heritage Park, NAS Jacksonville
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
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    American Aviation Historical Society
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Naval Aviation Museum
    National Transportation Safety Board
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