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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:40-1844 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-0401
    Last Civil Registration:N54284
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-17 sn 40-1844 USAAF cn 75...
    Latest Owner or Location:Mid Continent Aircraft Corp, Hayti, MO

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    Circa 1940

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 40-1844.

    Transferred to ACTD, Albany GA.

    27 November 1941

    Involved in an incident.
    Take off accident at Albany Airport, GA - pilot William Duncan.

    Transferred to 2563Bu, CPS (W), Avenger Field, Sweetwater, TX.

    24 July 1944

    Involved in an incident.
    Landing accident at El Paso Municipal Airport, El Paso, TX.Pilot Frances E. Coughlin.

    From January 1964 to After 1971

    To Texas Air Services Inc, Childress, TX with new c/r N54284.

    By January 1978

    To Kenneth R. Jackson, Hollis, OK keeping c/r N54284.

    By 20 March 1981

    To unknown owner with c/r N54284.

    20 March 1981

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number FTW81DPD14: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 08:15 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Sitton Airport, Justin, TX. This was a local flight from Justin, TX. The engine failed or malfunctioned while returning to a strip. The gear collapsed during the landing rollout. The factors included; fuel gauge and erratic. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    20 June 1990

    Certificate of airworthiness for N54284 (A75N1(PT17), 75-401) issued.

    13 August 1991

    To George J. Burica, Glenview, IL keeping c/r N54284.

    By 1 August 1995

    To unknown owner with c/r N54284.

    1 August 1995

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Van Nuys Airport (VNY) Van Nuys, CA, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. During landing rollout the airplane veered off the left side of runway 16R, ground looped and the lower right wing contacted the ground. According to the pilot, he was unable to keep his airplane on the runway because a gusty crosswind condition existed. The pilot said he had a total of 9. 3 hours of pilot-in-command flying experience in the airplane...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    28 May 1996

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Page Municipal Airport (PGA) Page, AZ, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot reported that while approaching the airport, he was advised by Unicom of a westerly wind and he decided to land using runway 33. He indicated that he made a bounced landing, a gust lifted his left wing and he lost control of the airplane...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    19 October 1999

    To Classic Planes Inc, Abingdon, VA keeping c/r N54284.

    11 April 2007

    To Charles I. Tucker, Waterproof, LA keeping c/r N54284.

    10 September 2009


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Galesburg, IL.

    9 September 2011


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At Galesburg Municipal

    16 May 2017

    To Charles I. Tucker, Waterproof, LA keeping c/r N54284.

    1 June 2021

    To Mid Continent Aircraft Corp, Hayti, MO keeping c/r N54284.

    7 November 2024

    To unknown owner with c/r N54284.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Stuttgart, AR.

    21 November 2024


    Photographer: Ross Wood
    Notes: at Stuttgart Municipal Airport


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