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    Airframe Family: Beech 45/T-34 Mentor
    Latest Model:T-34A Mentor
    Last Military Serial:53-4199 USAF
    Construction Number:G-299
    Last Civil Registration:N168AF
    Compressed ID:Beech T-34A sn 53-4199 USAF cn G-29...
    Latest Owner or Location:Apogee Flight Inc, Bellingham, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-34A.

    Circa 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 53-4199.

    By 1964

    To Civil Air Patrol, Maxwell AFB, AL with new c/r N12284.

    28 December 1964

    Certificate of airworthiness for N12284 (A45, G-299) issued.

    By 6 November 1980

    To unknown owner with c/r N45RD.

    6 November 1980

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC80FNA01: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 15:20 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Plymouth Muni Airport, Plymouth, MA. The flight departed from Waterville, ME, with the destination Plymouth, MA. The engine failed or malfunctioned while on final approach to land. Landed wheels up on touch down. The factors included; intentional wheels up landing. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    28 October 1987

    To Arthur W. Eby, Goshen, IN keeping c/r N45RD.

    30 March 1991

    To Arthur W. Eby, Goshen, IN keeping c/r N45RD.

    Based at Elkart Municipal Airport, Elkhart, IN.
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    30 January 2006

    To Mentor Aviation Inc, Goshen, IN keeping c/r N45RD.

    21 October 2011


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At Waynesville- St. Robert Regional Forney Field Airport

    2 December 2011

    To Cochran Michael, Atoka, OK keeping c/r N45RD.

    24 October 2012

    To Troy E. Stimson, Fort Worth, TX keeping c/r N45RD.

    May 2016


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At Blakesburg, Iowa

    30 September 2016


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: Near Mansfield, TX.

    20 January 2017

    To Apogee Flight Inc, Bellingham, WA keeping c/r N45RD.

    29 September 2022

    To Apogee Flight Inc, Bellingham, WA keeping c/r N168AF.
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