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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-13D Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:42-17826 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-5989
    Last Civil Registration:TC-OZT
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-13D sn 42-17826 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Virgil N. Rothrock Jr, Streator, IL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-13D by Boeing.

    Circa January 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-17826.

    1945

    Transferred to 2533rd AAF Base Unit, Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, TX.

    20 December 1945

    Damaged.
    Damaged elevator in ground accident at Goodfellow Field.

    By 1966

    To Virgil N. Rothrock Jr, Streator, IL with new c/r N5325N (E75, 75-5989).

    3 May 1966

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number DEN66D0283: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 18:00 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Coronada Airport, Albuquerque, NM. Ground looped or water swerved during the landing rollout.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 29 May 1989

    To unknown owner with c/r N5325N.

    29 May 1989

    Crashed.
    There was one fatality. The accident occurred at the Wings Aloft Airport (NC61) Jacksonville, NC, United States while maneuvering. The airframe was destroyed. The pilot was reported to have made a low pass down runway 09 at the private airstrip where he normally did his flying. After passing the end of the runway, the airplane was observed to pull up steeply as if to enter a loop, turn 180 degrees and fly into the ground...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 1993

    To unknown owner.

    By April 1993

    Restored.

    13 April 1993


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35mm slide photographed from the control tower at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL

    3 January 1994

    To Virgil N. Rothrock Jr, Streator, IL keeping c/r N5325N.

    29 March 1999

    Civil registration, N5325N, cancelled.
    Exported to Turkey.

    1999

    To unknown owner with c/r TC-OZT.
    In Istanbul, Turkey.


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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher

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