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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft A / J-2 / J-3 / J-4 / J-5 / L-4/O-59/C-83 Grasshopper / L-18 Super Cub / L-21 Super Grasshopper / PA-11/PA-18/PA-19
    Latest Model:J-3C-65
    Construction Number:09790
    Last Civil Registration:N51502
    Compressed ID:Piper J-3C-65 cn 09790 cr N51502
    Latest Owner or Location:Jenkins George Merritt, Wayne, PA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a J-3C-65 by Piper.

    To unknown owner with c/r N51502.

    To Eagles Mere Air Museum, Merrit Field Airport, Eagles Mere, PA.
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    Markings Applied: NC51502

    25 June 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N51502 (J3C-65, 9790) issued.

    By 5 May 1969

    To unknown owner with c/r N51502.

    5 May 1969

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Lindenhurst, NY, United States. The time was 1445 hours. There was no damage. Incident occurred at the Zahns Airport. The propellar or rotor injured a person while starting engine (s). Report remarks include: Aircraft mechanic struck while propping engine.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    25 June 2002

    To Jenkins George Merritt, Radnor, PA with new c/r N51502.

    20 July 2014


    Photographer: Daniel L. Berek
    Notes: This Piper Cub is now part of the Eagles Mere Air Museum Collection. When she is not flying, she is a prominent display in this new museum.

    30 October 2018

    To Jenkins George Merritt, Wayne, PA keeping c/r N51502.
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    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
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