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    Airframe Family: Beech 45/T-34 Mentor
    Latest Model:D45
    Last Military Serial:140870 USN
    Construction Number:BG-204
    Last Civil Registration:N20M
    Compressed ID:Beech D45 sn 140870 USN cn BG-204 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:David M. Long, Schaumburg, IL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-34B.

    1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 140870.

    To unknown owner with c/r N2198X.

    By 13 November 1981

    To Doctor Ed Malter with new c/r N20M.

    13 November 1981

    Damaged.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI82FEM02: There were no fatalities. Near Pontiac, MI, landed short of runway due to fuel exhuastion.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1983

    Remanufactured as a D45.
    Beech-Parks conversion.

    Markings Applied: 870, NAVY, 870, N20M

    13 May 1986

    Certificate of airworthiness for N20M (BEECH-PARKS D-45, BG-204) issued.

    4 April 1990

    To David M. Long, Roselle, IL keeping c/r N20M.

    Based at Schaumburg Regional Airport (06C), Keeneyville, IL.
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    25 July 2011


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2011

    1 January 2013

    Certificate of airworthiness for N20M (BEECH-PARKS D-45, BG-204) issued.

    28 July 2017


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: at 2017 EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh

    18 August 2023

    To David M. Long, Schaumburg, IL keeping c/r N20M.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    T-34 Association
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
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