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    Airframe Family: Brunner-Winkle A/B/C/R/E/F Bird
    Latest Model:CK Bird
    Construction Number:CK4033
    Last Civil Registration:N765N
    Compressed ID:Brunner-Winkle CK cn CK4033 cr N765...
    Latest Owner or Location:Jenkins George Merritt, Wayne, PA

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    Dates

    Event

    1932

    Constructed as a CK.

    15 July 1960

    Certificate of airworthiness for N765N (CK, CK4033) issued.

    6 August 1963

    To Eugene O. Frank, Caldwell, ID with new c/r N765N.

    By 11 September 1965

    To unknown owner with c/r N765N.

    11 September 1965

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Notus, ID, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    25 April 2006

    To Jenkins George Merritt, Saint Davids, PA keeping c/r N765N.

    Based at Eagles Mere Air Museum, Merrit Field Airport, Eagles Mere, PA.
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    31 August 2010

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Eagles Mere Field Airport (40PN) Eagles Mere, PA, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The antique biplane had recently undergone a complete restoration, including an overhaul of the engine. The accident flight was one of the first flights since the restoration was completed. After performing a preflight inspection, the pilot departed from the runway and during the takeoff climb, the engine coughed, several times...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 January 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR765N (CK, CK4033) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2015

    To Eugene O. Frank, Caldwell, ID keeping c/r N765N.

    30 August 2016

    To Jenkins George Merritt, Saint Davids, PA keeping c/r N765N.

    Markings Applied: NC765N

    30 October 2018

    To Jenkins George Merritt, Wayne, PA keeping c/r N765N.
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