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    Airframe Family: Payne Knight Twister
    Latest Model:KT-85B Knight Twister
    Construction Number:202
    Last Civil Registration:N25C
    Compressed ID:Payne KT-85B cn 202 cr N25C
    Latest Owner or Location:Amerson Doyle, MT Pleasant, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    1949

    Constructed as a KT-85B.

    By 22 March 1965

    To unknown owner with c/r N25C.

    From 22 March 1965 to 23 March 1965

    Unknown Race #.
    The race number is not known. The primary pilot was Hal Thompson. Raced in the One Mile Course race. No time was recorded and finished in 5th place.

    22 March 1974

    To Amerson Doyle, MT Pleasant, TX keeping c/r N25C.

    20 July 1974

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Mt. Pleasant, TX, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    8 May 1975

    Civil registration, N25C, cancelled.


    Photographer: Hal Thompson
    Notes: Day I purchased plane in 1962.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Racing Planes and Air Races A Complete History, Series 1, Volume 4, 1946-Present by Reed Kinert
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
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