Dates

Event

1942

Constructed as a PT-27 by Boeing.

1942

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-15676.

1942

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n FJ815.
For use in Canada for Empire Air Training Scheme.

1943

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-15676.
Returned to USAAF.

5 April 1961

Certificate of airworthiness for NR63268 (B75N1, 75-3865) issued.

1964

To Atwood Aviation, Salinas, CA with new c/r N63268.

5 October 1966

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number LAX67D0167: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 10:30 hours. The damage was substantial. The engine failed or malfunctioned while on a crop dusting run. The gear collapsed on touch down. The factors included; overload failure and wet soft ground. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land. Report remarks include: Water found on spark plug electrodes...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

23 January 1974

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number LAX74DVA42: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 10:00 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Edison Crop Strip Airport, Edison, CA. This was a local flight from Edison, CA. The engine failed or malfunctioned during the initial climb. The aircraft nosed over on touch down. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

By 26 July 1974

To Bill Eastland, Lamont, CA keeping c/r N63268.

26 July 1974

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number LAX75DVA0X: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 08:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Mettler Station Airport, Mettler, CA. This was a local flight from Mettler, CA. Collided with an object during the landing rollout. Report remarks include: Land fast and misused brakes.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

3 November 1983

To Eastland Flying Serv Inc, Lamont, CA keeping c/r N63268.

4 June 1992

Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: At Arvin, California - shot this on 6-4-82 at Arvin, CA. Another one where the panels easily remove for inspection and cleaning of the fuselage frame.

15 October 1997

To Eastland Flying Serv Inc, Lamont, CA keeping c/r N63268.

2 January 2013

To Eastland Flying Service Inc, Lamont, CA keeping c/r N63268.

8 October 2015

To Eastland Flying Service Inc, Lamont, CA keeping c/r N63268.

6 May 2019

Civil registration, N63268, cancelled.