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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:N2S-4 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:55729 USN
    Construction Number:75-4966
    Last Civil Registration:N17694
    Compressed ID:Boeing N2S-4 sn 55729 USN cn 75-496...
    Latest Owner or Location:Gordon Thomas Hill, Titusville, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-16803.
    Aircraft originally ordered by USAAF as PT-17, assigned s/n 42-16803, but contract cancelled and plane diverted to Navy order.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 55729 as a N2S-4.

    By 12 July 1965

    To unknown owner with c/r N17694.

    12 July 1965

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MIA66F0135: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 14:45 hours. The damage was substantial. The engine failed or malfunctioned while surveying an area. Collided with trees while on final approach to land. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land. Incident occurred at or near Tuscaloosa, AL.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    13 August 1985

    Certificate of airworthiness for N17694 (A75N1(PT17), 75-4966) issued.

    21 March 1986


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Lakeland, Florida

    18 August 1997

    To Gordon Thomas Hill, Titusville, FL keeping c/r N17694.

    5 September 2001


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Galesburg, IL.

    1 January 2013

    Certificate of airworthiness for N17694 (A75N1(PT17), 75-4966) issued.

    26 January 2015

    To Gordon Thomas Hill, Titusville, FL keeping c/r N17694.
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