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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-17 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:41-25400 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-2901
    Last Civil Registration:N25400
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-17 sn 41-25400 USAAF cn 7...
    Latest Owner or Location:John D. Lewkowicz, Novi, MI

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    Circa 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-25400.

    To unknown owner with c/r N141VP.


    Photographer: Unknown

    4 January 1961

    Certificate of airworthiness for N141VP (A75N1(PT17), 75-2901) issued.

    January 1964

    To Aero Advertising Company, Torrance, CA with new c/r N141V (A75N1(PT17), 75-2901).

    30 September 1974


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: At Van Nuys Airport in California

    10 April 1980

    To John D. Lewkowicz, Novi, MI with new c/r N25400.

    31 July 1990


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: I shot this in OSH two days before it was wrecked killing the pilot.

    2 August 1990

    Crashed.
    There was one fatality. The accident occurred at Wittman Field (OSH) Oshkosh, WI, United States while maneuvering. The airframe was destroyed. The aircraft was engaged in performing aerobatic maneuvers in connection with the experimental aircraft associations convention. The aircraft entered a slow roll to the left. At approximately the inverted position, the aircraft departed controlled flight, entered an uncommanded snap roll (stall/spin), to the left...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    12 September 2012

    Civil registration, N25400, cancelled.
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