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    Airframe Family: Bucker Bu-133 Jungmeister / CASA 1-133
    Latest Model:Bu-133C Jungmeister
    Construction Number:42
    Last Civil Registration:N15696 {2}
    Compressed ID:Bucker Bu-133C cn 42 cr N15696
    Latest Owner or Location:Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, Virginia

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    Dates

    Event

    1936

    Constructed as a Bu-133C.

    1936

    To Alexandru Papana with new c/r YR-PAX.

    1938

    To Alexandru Papana with new c/r N15696 {2}.

    1940

    To Mike Murphy keeping c/r N15696 {2}.

    1946

    To Howard Beverly, Charleston, SC keeping c/r N15696 {2}.

    17 October 1971

    Crashed.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC72FLJ13: There was one fatality. Incident occurred at 14:14 hours. The airframe was destroyed. Incident occurred at the Pitt-greenville Airport, Greenville, NC. This was a local flight from Greenville, NC. The engine failed or malfunctioned while performing aerobatics. Collided with trees while in flight. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. Report remarks include: Obs saw aircraft make right inverted turn after low pass...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    30 November 1971

    Civil registration, N15696 {2}, cancelled.

    June 1973

    To Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Reston, VA.
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    8 May 2009


    Photographer: Matt Maranto

    29 April 2013


    Photographer: Johnny Comstedt
    Notes: The photo is turned upside-down!
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    Matt Maranto
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