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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:L-4J Grasshopper
    Last Military Serial:45-4900 USAAF
    Construction Number:13640
    Last Civil Registration:N5985V
    Compressed ID:Piper L-4J sn 45-4900 USAAF cn 1364...
    Latest Owner or Location:Lone Star Flight Museum, Houston, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-4J by Piper.

    Circa 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-4900.

    To unknown owner with c/r N5985V.

    Markings Applied: DE

    1 May 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5985V issued.

    26 May 1986


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Front Range Airport, Watkins CO

    26 May 1986


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Front Range Airport, Watkins CO

    26 May 1986

    26 May 1986

    By 22 July 1995

    To unknown owner with c/r N5985V.

    22 July 1995

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Englewood, CO, United States while climbing. The damage was substantial.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    3 August 1997

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Castle Rock, CO, United States while cruising. The damage was substantial.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    14 January 2003

    To El Hopper Aero Club Inc, Houston, TX keeping c/r N5985V.

    21 April 2007


    Photographer: John Tomlinson
    Notes: 2007 photo taken at West Houston Airport

    Unknown

    Placed on display with Lone Star Flight Museum, Ellington Field, Houston, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    16 August 2017

    To Lone Star Flight Museum, Houston, TX keeping c/r N5985V.

    10 May 2024


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Houston - Ellington Field, TX, USA
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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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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2022 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Terry Fletcher
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