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    Airframe Family: Cessna 170 / 305 / L-19 / O-1 / OE / 325 / SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019
    Latest Model:O-1A Bird Dog
    Last Military Serial:51-12129 USAF
    Construction Number:22443
    Last Civil Registration:N305TA
    Compressed ID:Cessna O-1A sn 51-12129 USAF cn 224...
    Latest Owner or Location:Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an O-1A.

    Circa 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-12129.

    To unknown owner with c/r N305TA.

    13 September 1972

    Certificate of airworthiness for N305TA (305A, 22443) issued.

    19 August 1984

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the McCarran International Airport (LAS) Las Vegas, NV, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. According to witnesses the left wing of the aircraft contacted the ground during the landing, followed by the nose. Aircraft came to rest on the nose and left wing after ground looping.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    20 July 1989

    To Clarke Michael, Prescott, AR keeping c/r N305TA.

    6 July 1995

    To Air Museum, Valle Williams, AZ keeping c/r N305TA.

    To Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino Airport, Chino, CA.
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    Markings Applied: Wallys Bird

    1 January 2013

    Certificate of airworthiness for N305TA (305A, 22443) issued.

    By 23 May 2013

    Markings Applied: ARMY, U.S. ARMY 112129

    23 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Exhibited at Planes of Fame Museum, Chino California

    Circa 3 May 2018


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Planes of Fame Air Show in Chino, California.

    6 December 2018

    To Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA keeping c/r N305TA.
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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 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Mike Lawson
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