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    Airframe Family: Cessna 172 Skyhawk / T-41 Mescalero
    Latest Model:T-41B Mescalero
    Last Military Serial:67-15132 US
    Construction Number:R172-0133
    Last Civil Registration:N15138
    Compressed ID:Cessna T-41B sn 67-15132 US cn R172...
    Latest Owner or Location:Lone Star Flight Museum, Ellington Field, Houston, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    1967

    Constructed as a T-41B.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 67-15132.

    3 June 1976

    Certificate of airworthiness for N15138 issued.

    11 October 1979

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at So. Weymouth, MA, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    20 July 2004

    To T-41B Inc, Houston, TX with new c/r N15138.

    16 December 2008

    To Lone Star Flight Museum, Houston, TX keeping c/r N15138.

    Based at Lone Star Flight Museum, Scholes Field, Galveston, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    March 2011

    Placed on display with Lone Star Flight Museum, Ellington Field, Houston, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    10 May 2024


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Houston - Ellington Field, TX, USA
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2022 by Andy Marden
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    National Transportation Safety Board
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
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