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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5C Texan
    Last Military Serial:90661 USN
    Construction Number:88-17659
    Last Civil Registration:N621BC
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5C sn 90661 USN cn 88-17659...
    Latest Owner or Location:Estrella Warbird Museum, Paso Robles Municipal Airport, Paso Robles, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6D-NT by North American at Dallas, Texas, USA.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-85878.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 90661 as a SNJ-5C.

    1958

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 90661.

    From 1963 to 1966

    To Kentucky Air Transport, Louisville, KY with new c/r N5591A.

    1966

    To Kentucky Air Transport, Louisville, KY with new c/r N1114.

    To unknown owner with c/r N3679F.

    18 August 1967

    Civil registration, N3679F, cancelled.

    8 February 1968

    To Newell Gordon, Chadwicks, NY with new c/r N1114.

    18 June 1968

    Crashed.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC68A0135: There were 2 fatalities. Incident occurred at 16:45 hours. The airframe was destroyed. Incident occurred at the Riverside Airport, Utica, NY. Stalled and/or mushed while on a low pass. A fire broke out after impact. Report remarks include: Stalled during steep turn.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    5 August 1968

    Civil registration, N1114, cancelled.

    16 August 1970

    To Newell Gordon, Chadwicks, NY with new c/r N1114.

    16 August 1970

    Civil registration, N1114, cancelled.

    From December 1985 to 2017

    To Joseph L. (Bud) Cashen, Woodland Hills, CA with new c/r N621BC.

    Restored.

    Markings Applied: 90-654, BC-21
    Flown in US Navy markings.

    14 April 1986

    To Joseph L. Cashen, Alpine, WY keeping c/r N621BC.

    16 April 1986

    Certificate of airworthiness for N621BC (SNJ-5C, 90654JC) issued.

    By August 1986


    Photographer: William B Slate

    6 March 2014

    To Joseph L. Cashen, Alpine, WY keeping c/r N621BC.

    From By 22 March 2015 to 2018

    Loaned to Estrella Warbird Museum, Paso Robles Municipal Airport, Paso Robles, CA.
    Loaned for display from Bud Cashen Estate.
    View the Location Dossier

    9 May 2015


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Estrella Wings and Wheels event.

    1 January 2016

    Certificate of airworthiness for N621BC (SNJ-5C, 90654JC) issued.

    25 October 2017

    To unknown owner with c/r N621BC.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Paso Robles, CA.

    22 August 2018

    To unknown owner with c/r N621BC.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Paso Robles, CA.

    22 August 2018

    Civil registration, N621BC, cancelled.
    Credits
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     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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