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    Airframe Family: Beech 45/T-34 Mentor
    Latest Model:T-34A Mentor
    Last Military Serial:53-3394 USAF
    Construction Number:G-155
    Last Civil Registration:N2969C
    Compressed ID:Beech T-34A sn 53-3394 USAF cn G-15...
    Latest Owner or Location:Collins Gordon Lee, Knoxville, TN

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-34A.

    1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 53-3394.

    12 February 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for N2969C (A45, G-155) issued.

    By 8 September 1967

    To unknown owner with c/r N2969C.

    8 September 1967

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI68F0506: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 22:23 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Gen. mitchell Airport, Milwaukee, WI. Landed wheels up on touch down. The factors included; landed on a foamed runway. The emergency circumstances included; precautionary landing on airport and suspected mechanical discrepancy. Report remarks include: Nose gear retract rod failed, time undetermined.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 14 May 1968

    To unknown owner with c/r N2969C.

    14 May 1968

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI69D0040: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 18:22 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Timmerman Airport, Milwaukee, WI. Landed wheels up on touch down. The factors included; transmittors and/or receivers, circuit breaker popped and failed to use the miscellaneous aircraft conditions checklist. Report remarks include: Rcvr inoperative. Tower gave pilot red light due to retracted gear.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    10 October 1978


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Oshkosh, Wisconsin

    20 July 1999

    To Civil Air Patrol Inc, Maxwell AFB, AL keeping c/r N2969C.

    9 February 2002

    To Planes of History Inc, The Colony, TX keeping c/r N2969C.

    27 July 2010


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2010

    1 January 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for N2969C (A45, G-155) issued.

    17 July 2013

    To Planes of History Inc, The Colony, TX keeping c/r N2969C.

    5 March 2014

    To Wedgewood Ventures Llc, Missoula, MT keeping c/r N2969C.

    13 March 2018

    Civil registration, N2969C, cancelled.

    2 January 2019

    To Wedgewood Ventures Llc, Kodak, TN with new c/r N2969C.

    24 August 2021

    To Collins Gordon Lee, Knoxville, TN keeping c/r N2969C.

    5 April 2022


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Misty II nose art on N2969C, Lakeland, FL

    6 April 2022


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: At Sun n Fun 2022, Lakeland, FL

    30 July 2023


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At Oshkosh, WI.
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