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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-17 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:41-25485 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-2992
    Last Civil Registration:N450JN
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-17 sn 41-25485 USAAF cn 7...
    Latest Owner or Location:Spence Justin, Memphis, TN

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    Circa 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-25485.

    1957

    To Vince Dusters with new c/r N66658.

    1957

    Operated as a agricultural sprayer/tanker with fleet #378.

    June 1957


    Photographer: Forest Protection
    Notes: Vince Dusters Stearman N66658 #378 spraying budworm out of Charlo airstrip, New Brunswick, June 195

    June 1957


    Photographer: Forest Protection
    Notes: Vince Dusters Stearman N66658 #378 at Charlo airstrip, New Brunswick, June 1957

    1965

    To Everett Sneed, Tranquility, CA keeping c/r N66658.

    1971

    To John Miller, Kingsburg, CA keeping c/r N66658.

    1978

    To Jack Cook, Selma, CA keeping c/r N66658.

    9 October 1991

    To Stearman Restorations Inc, Cottage Grove, OR with new c/r N450JN.

    Circa 1992


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Chino Airport, CA

    7 July 1992

    Certificate of airworthiness for N450JN (A75N1(PT17), 75-2992) issued.

    18 May 2009

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Roy Williams Airport (L80) Joshua Tree, CA, United States while on appoach. The damage was substantial. The pilot reported that at the completion of a one-hour cross-country flight and while on the downwind leg for landing, he added power and observed flames coming out of the top and right side of the engines cowling. The pilot initiated a turn towards the runway and landed uneventfully. Fire trucks responded and put out the fire...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    Based at Chino Airport, Chino, CA.
    Only the fuselage frame survives here.
    View the Location Dossier

    14 May 2011

    To Stearman Restorations Inc, Chino, CA keeping c/r N450JN.

    18 January 2013

    To Hartley I. Folstad, Chino, CA keeping c/r N450JN.

    22 March 2017

    To Hartley I. Folstad, Lake Arrowhead, CA keeping c/r N450JN.

    10 July 2020

    Civil registration, N450JN, cancelled.

    2022


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Being advertised for Sale

    21 April 2023

    To Carlson Herb Trustee, Dana Point, CA with new c/r N450JN.

    10 July 2023

    To Spence Justin, Memphis, TN keeping c/r N450JN.

    27 July 2023


    Photographer: David Rickwood
    Notes: Seen during EAA2023 at Oshkosh
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