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    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: Taylorcraft A / J-2 / J-3 / J-4 / J-5 / L-4/O-59/C-83 Grasshopper / L-18 Super Cub / L-21 Super Grasshopper / PA-11/PA-18/PA-19
    Latest Model:L-4K Grasshopper
    Last Military Serial:43-1004 USAF
    Construction Number:9865
    Last Civil Registration:N49844
    Compressed ID:Piper L-4K sn 43-1004 USAF cn 9865...
    Latest Owner or Location:Harold C. Cannon, Owensboro, KY

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-4B by Piper.
    Frame number 10189

    1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-1004.

    By August 1947

    Converted to a L-4K by Piper.

    18 September 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 43-1004.

    By May 1948

    Transferred to Tinker AFB, OK.

    18 May 1948

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force.
    To reclamation at Tinker AFB.

    By July 1972

    To unknown owner with c/r N49844.

    27 July 1972

    Certificate of airworthiness for N49844 (L-4B, 10189) issued.

    To Sky Soldiers Demonstration Team/Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, Tara Field, Hampton, GA.
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    19 May 1989

    To Lawrence Karson, Miami, FL keeping c/r N49844.
    Markings added: F.A.3671 / BA

    24 July 1999


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Keokuk, IA

    2002

    Crashed.
    Written off.

    From 3 June 2003 to After 2 June 2006

    To Vanderwall Aircraft, Llc, Peachtree City, GA keeping c/r N49844.

    28 September 2006

    To unknown owner with c/r N49844.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Owensboro, KY.

    16 November 2006

    To Harold C. Cannon, Owensboro, KY keeping c/r N49844.

    By 2012

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: F.A.3671 / BA

    27 July 2012


    Photographer: Massey Aerodrome FlickR
    Notes: At 2012 Oshkosh
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Terry Fletcher
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