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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5 Texan
    Last Military Serial:43938 USN
    Construction Number:88-16220
    Last Civil Registration:N7980C
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5 sn 43938 USN cn 88-16220 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:John K. Feldvary, Jackson, MI

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6D.

    Circa 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-84439.

    1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 43938 as a SNJ-5.

    22 April 1960

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7980C (SNJ-5, 43938) issued.

    From By 1963 to By 1970

    To Homer Gutchow Crop Dusting, Dos Palos, CA with new c/r N7980C.

    From By 1971 to By 1972

    To Robert L. Strah, San Ramon, CA keeping c/r N7980C.

    From By 1976 to By 1990

    To Fred T. Brundrett, Chandler, AZ keeping c/r N7980C.

    20 October 1979


    Photographer: William T Larkins
    Notes: Photographed at Travis AFB.

    March 1990


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Mesa Airport, AZ

    May 1992

    To Nancy Meade, Mesa, AZ keeping c/r N7980C.

    From 16 October 1992 to By 1995

    To Musick Aircraft Corp./Stan C. Musick, Brownwood, TX keeping c/r N7980C.

    9 October 1993


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: At the Confederate Air Force Air Show at Midland, Texas

    From 14 July 1995 to By 2001

    To Randall S. Hunt, Granger, IN.

    19 November 2001

    To John K. Feldvary, Jackson, MI keeping c/r N7980C.

    By 2004

    Markings Applied: Precious, 207, US NAVY, N7980C, 43938 SNJ5

    8 August 2010


    Photographer: Shane Clayton
    Notes: N7980C on the ramp at Thunder Over Michigan 2010

    4 August 2012


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Thunder Over Michigan at the historic Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

    4 August 2012


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Thunder Over Michigan at the historic Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

    4 August 2012


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Thunder Over Michigan at the historic Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

    25 June 2016

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Jackson County-Reynolds Field (JXN) Jackson, MI, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot of a tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll as the tailwheel came down, the left wing rose up and he attempted to correct with left aileron. The pilot further reported that the airplane started yawing, sliding and turning sideways on the pavement...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    19 October 2016

    Civil registration, N7980C, cancelled.
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     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
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    National Transportation Safety Board
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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