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    Airframe Family: Ryan ST / PT-16 / PT-20 / PT-21 / PT-22 Recruit / PT-23 / PT-25
    Latest Model:PT-22 Recruit
    Last Military Serial:41-15393 USAAF
    Construction Number:1422
    Last Civil Registration:N55081
    Compressed ID:Ryan PT-22 sn 41-15393 USAAF cn 142...
    Latest Owner or Location:Pegasus Aircraft Parts and Systems Inc, Miami, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-22.

    Circa 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-15393.

    5 May 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N55081 (ST3KR, 1422) issued.

    By 6 February 1971

    To unknown owner with c/r N55081.

    6 February 1971

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MIA71FKG62: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 13:45 hours. The damage was substantial. This was a local flight from Chamblee, GA. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. The aircraft nosed over during the landing rollout. There was a partial power loss with the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land and prop engine vibration...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    9 February 1998

    To Sean M. Sweeney, Colorado Springs, CO with new c/r N55081.

    10 February 1998

    To Sean M. Sweeney, McMinnville, TN keeping c/r N55081.

    1 January 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for N55081 (ST3KR, 1422) issued.

    5 May 2007

    To Edward C. Sweeney Jr, Colorado Springs, CO keeping c/r N55081.

    Based at Kissimmee Air Museum, Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, FL.
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    Markings Applied: 393

    To Warbird Adventures, Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, FL.
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    18 February 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Warbird Adventures, Kissimmee, FL.

    11 August 2010

    To Pegasus Aircraft Parts and Systems Inc, Miami, FL keeping c/r N55081.

    20 April 2011

    Civil registration, N55081, cancelled.
    Exported to Brazil.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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    Credits
     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
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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