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    Airframe Family: Aeronca 50/65 / L-3 Champion / LNR / O-58 / TG-5 / TG-33
    Latest Model:O-58B Grasshopper
    Construction Number:10563
    Last Civil Registration:N47500
    Compressed ID:Aeronca O-58B cn 10563 cr N47500
    Latest Owner or Location:Robert J. Jackson, Ranger, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    1943

    Constructed as an O-58B.
    AERONCA 0-58B 10563

    14 July 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N47500 (0-58B, 10563) issued.

    By 1971

    To Harold R. Alexander, Bloomington, IL with new c/r N47500.

    By 4 June 1977

    To unknown owner with c/r N47500.

    4 June 1977

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MKC77FER44: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 15:45 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Isle Muni Airport, Isle, MN. This was a local flight from Isle, MN. The engine failed or malfunctioned during the initial climb. Experienced a controlled collision with terrain on touch down. The factors included; wet soft ground. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 19 August 1985

    To unknown owner with c/r N47500.

    19 August 1985

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Mott, ND, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. While departing a stubble field, the aircrafts tire ran into a soft spot in the ground and the aircraft turned and struck the shoulder of a road. The right gear broke and the right wing tip struck the ground, the right strut broke, the tail wheel and rudder were damaged along with the prop.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    25 July 1992

    To Amundson C Gordon, Wayzata, MI keeping c/r N47500.
    Markings added: 326919

    17 June 1998

    To Amundson C Gordon, Wayzata, MN keeping c/r N47500.

    9 November 2010

    To Stephen G. Amundson, Kearney, NE keeping c/r N47500.

    10 February 2012

    To Robert J. Jackson, Ranger, TX keeping c/r N47500.

    16 September 2014

    To Robert J. Jackson, Ranger, TX keeping c/r N47500.

    1 October 2016


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At a Fly-In at Ranger Antique Airfield, Texas

    8 September 2020

    To Robert J. Jackson, Ranger, TX keeping c/r N47500.
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