Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier

  • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    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: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-13B Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:42-15737 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-3926
    Last Civil Registration:N56551
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-13B sn 42-15737 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Peter L. Blood, Spokane, WA

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE
    If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO
    If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.

    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-13B by Boeing.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-15737.

    By 17 August 1964

    To Kenneth L. Bemis, Brawley, CA with new c/r N56551.

    17 August 1964

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report for event ID 79234: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 10:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Ground looped or water swerved during the landing rollout. The aircraft nosed over during the landing rollout. Incident occurred at or near Coolidge, AZ.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    27 July 1966

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number LAX67D0057: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 07:00 hours. The damage was substantial. The engine failed or malfunctioned while turning around. The aircraft nosed over during the landing rollout. The factors included; wet soft ground. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land. A fire broke out after impact...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    9 November 1998

    Certificate of airworthiness for N56551 (A75, 75-3926) issued.

    27 February 2004

    To Robert Ann Bemis, Trustee, Brawley, CA keeping c/r N56551.

    7 September 2006

    To Peter L. Blood, Millwood, WA keeping c/r N56551.
    Markings added: 51

    21 July 2007


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Felts Field, Spokane

    21 July 2007

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Felts Field (KSFF) Spokane, WA, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. Soon after touching down on the main landing gear, the airplanes left brake locked up and the airplane began to veer toward the edge of the runway. During the pilots attempts to keep the airplane rolling straight, both bottom wings came in contact with the runway surface and the airplane nosed over...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 January 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for N56551 (A75, 75-3926) issued.

    22 April 2013

    Civil registration, N56551, cancelled.

    21 October 2014

    To Peter L. Blood, Spokane, WA with new c/r N56551.

    24 May 2017

    To Peter L. Blood, Spokane, WA keeping c/r N56551.


    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.

    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Internet Sources
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board

    Individual Contributors
    Terry Fletcher

    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=27779][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Stearman-Boeing PT-13B Kaydet, s/n 42-15737 USAAF, c/n 75-3926, c/r N56551[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=27779

    Copyright 1993-2025 AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.