Dates

Event

Constructed as a N2S-3 by Boeing.

Circa 1943

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 07437.

January 1964

To Aero Dust and Spray Service, Richlands, NC with new c/r N65680.

11 August 1967

Certificate of airworthiness for N65680 (A75L300, 75-7041) issued.

By 1969

To Robert Stern, New Hope, PA with new c/r N2313.

July 1969

Photographer: George Baczkowski
Notes: At Pottstown Municipal (N47 / KN47), USA - Pennsylvania

4 June 1970

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK70DVG26: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 05:00 hours. The airframe was destroyed. This was a local flight from Klamath Falls, OR. Stalled or mushed while starting a crop dusting run. The sky conditions were clear. The visibility was 5 or over (unlimited). The temperature was 70 degF. The wind velocity was CALM knots. The weather conditions were VFR. A fire broke out after impact...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

By January 1973

To Robert Stern, Doylestown, PA keeping c/r N2313.

4 August 1973

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC74FHA05: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 17:00 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Van Sant Airport, Erwinna, PA. The flight departed from Alexandria, NJ, with the destination Erwinna, PA. The aircraft nosed over during the landing rollout. Report remarks include: During landing roll obsv noted left wheel was not rotating and sliding. No malfunction found in brakes or system.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

7 October 1987

To Dominic J. Delrosso, Matawan, NJ keeping c/r N2313.

11 June 1988

Crashed.
The accident occurred at the Marlboro Airport (2N8) Marlboro, NJ, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot was making a landing to the west when he experienced a loss of directional control and groundlooped on the right side of the runway. He said the tailwheel of the aircraft was already on the ground when the groundloop occurred and he lost control when a sudden gust of wind occurred. The pilot reported winds out of the east at 15 gusting to 25 knots.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

7 April 1991

Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: In Lakeland, FL when it was registered N2313.

31 July 1994

Crashed.
The accident occurred at the Solberg-Hunterdon Airport (N51) Readington, NJ, United States while taxiing. The damage was minor. The stearman was taxiing onto the runway for takeoff and the piper J-3 was exiting the runway after landing and back taxiing on the runway. Neither pilot saw the other airplane. The propeller of the stearman impacted the right wing of the piper...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

10 August 1998

To Dominic J. Delrosso, Matawan, NJ keeping c/r N2313.

15 July 2001

Crashed.
The accident occurred at the Marlboro Airport (2N8) Matawan, NJ, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. During the takeoff roll, the tailwheel lifted and the airplane continued to rotate forward in the pitch axis. The airplane nosed over, struck the propeller and continued through a nose-over, ground-loop maneuver until it came to rest...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

1 January 2011

Certificate of airworthiness for N2313 (A75L300, 75-7041) issued.

4 March 2016

Civil registration, N2313, cancelled.
Exported to Australia.

21 July 2016

To PT17 Aviation Pty Ltd, Rosebery, NSW with new c/r VH-INK.
Operated with markings: 300

October 2017

Photographer: Phil Buckley
Notes: At 2017 AirVenture Australia held at Narromine Airport in New South Wales