Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Cessna 170 / 305 / L-19 / O-1 / OE / 325 / SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019
    Latest Model:O-1A Bird Dog
    Last Military Serial:11101 JGSDF
    Construction Number:21714
    Last Civil Registration:N5073Y
    Compressed ID:Cessna O-1A sn 11101 JGSDF cn 21714...
    Latest Owner or Location:Lone Star Flight Museum, Ellington Field, Houston, Texas

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    1951

    Constructed as a L-19A-CE by Cessna at Wichita, Kansas, USA.

    Accepted by the USAF for transfer to US Army.

    1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 51-4829.


    Photographer: Roger Belstein Collection

    1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Japanese Ground Self Defence Force with s/n 11101.
    Under Military Assistance Program.

    18 September 1962

    Redesignated as O-1A.

    30 May 1986

    To Robert L. Dittert, Missouri City, TX with new c/r N5073Y.

    2 July 1986

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5073Y issued.

    Markings Applied: 4829
    Marked as Royal Lao Air Force.

    1 January 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5073Y issued.

    4 May 2006

    To Robert L. Dittert, Missouri City, TX keeping c/r N5073Y.

    31 March 2011

    Damaged.
    Damaged at Sun n Fun, Lakeland, FL, when a mini-tornado blew through.

    1 April 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Tornado damaged At 2011 Sun n Fun, Lakeland, Florida

    1 April 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Tornado damaged At 2011 Sun n Fun, Lakeland, Florida

    26 September 2015


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Keokuk, IA

    17 October 2019

    Damaged.
    The accident occurred at airport BAZ near New Braunfels, TX, United States. Right elevator and right wing sustained substantial damage due to ground loop on landing.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    31 August 2021

    To Lone Star Flight Museum, Houston, TX keeping c/r N5073Y.

    Placed on display with Lone Star Flight Museum, Ellington Field, Houston, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    10 May 2024


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Houston - Ellington Field, TX, USA
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=23791][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Cessna O-1A Bird Dog, s/n 11101 JGSDF, c/n 21714, c/r N5073Y[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=23791
    Copyright 1993-2025 m.AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.