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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:N2S-3 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:4252 USN
    Construction Number:75-2582
    Last Civil Registration:N5413N
    Compressed ID:Boeing N2S-3 sn 4252 USN cn 75-2582...
    Latest Owner or Location:Beast Llc, Pekin, IL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a N2S-3 by Boeing.

    1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 4252.

    1946

    Transferred to VN1-A, NAAS Cabaniss, Corpus Christi, TX.

    19 July 1946

    Damaged.
    Substantially damaged in an accident taxying at NAF 22519, Corpus Christi, TX.

    To unknown owner with c/r NC5413N.


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: This is from Collect-Air Photos. Note the canopy on this N2S-3. I am guessing this was in the late 1940s or early 1950s.

    By 1 January 1964

    To Warren V. Walkinshaw, Argusville, ND with new c/r NR5413N (A75N1(PT17), 75-2582).

    12 April 1968

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR5413N (A75N1(PT17), 75-2582) issued.

    By 1977


    Photographer: Stopher Larson

    28 June 1978

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MKC78DER64: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 18:10 hours. The airframe was destroyed. This was a local flight from Argusville, ND. Collided with the crop while on a crop dusting run. Incident occurred at or near Felton, MN.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    17 August 1999

    To Warren V. Walkinshaw, Argusville, ND with new c/r N5413N.

    25 September 2004


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Walkinshaws Airport, North Dakota

    28 August 2008

    To Aas Llc, Ovid, MI keeping c/r N5413N.

    1 January 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR5413N (A75N1(PT17), 75-2582) issued.

    11 August 2014

    To Aas Llc, Ovid, MI keeping c/r N5413N.

    6 September 2015


    Photographer: Brian Rosenstein
    Notes: At the Stearman Fly-In at Galesburg

    11 September 2015


    Photographer: Larry Johnson

    12 September 2015


    Photographer: Larry Johnson

    12 September 2015


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Galesburg, IL.

    7 September 2021


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Galesburg, IL

    7 September 2021


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Galesburg, IL

    19 March 2022

    To Silver Wings Flying Company Llc, Olympia, WA keeping c/r N5413N.

    16 August 2024

    To Beast Llc, Pekin, IL keeping c/r N5413N.

    September 2024


    Photographer: G.R.Dennis Price
    Notes: At the 2024 National Stearman Fly-In at Galesburg
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