Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:N2S-4 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:55657 USN
    Construction Number:75-4894
    Last Civil Registration:N52558
    Compressed ID:Boeing N2S-4 sn 55657 USN cn 75-489...
    Latest Owner or Location:Rocky Mountain Equipment Rentals Llc, Gilbert, AZ

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a N2S-4 by Boeing.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 55657.

    From 1963 to After 1971

    To Odis Fowlkes, Hazen, AR with new c/r N52558.

    29 April 1977

    To Tim Steier, Northwood, IO keeping c/r N52558.

    25 May 1994

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR52558 (A75N1(PT17), 75-4894) issued.

    5 March 1996

    To Edgar T. Newberg, Hector, MN keeping c/r N52558.

    Based at Commemorative Air Force-Arizona Wing, Falcon Field, Phoenix, AZ.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: 423, 423 U.S. NAVY, N52558, VN2S-4

    17 February 1999

    To Edgar T. Newberg, Hector, MN keeping c/r N52558.

    20 March 1999

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Falcon Field (FFZ) Mesa, AZ, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot said this was the third flight of the day and the winds were acting up. The wind checks on final from the tower were 140 degrees at 10 knots with gusts and a second one of 160 degrees at 15 knots shortly thereafter. The pilot stated that he touched down in a wheel landing, rolled a short distance and the aircraft suddenly turned 90 degrees to the left...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    15 October 2000


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Mesa, AZ.

    10 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    23 August 2019

    To Edgar T. Newberg, Hector, MN keeping c/r N52558.


    Photographer: Walter Wesch

    11 June 2021

    To Rocky Mountain Equipment Rentals Llc, Gilbert, AZ keeping c/r N52558.
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Boeing Aircraft Since 1916
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=12713][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Stearman-Boeing N2S-4 Kaydet, s/n 55657 USN, c/n 75-4894, c/r N52558[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=12713
    Copyright 1993-2025 AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.