Dates

Event

Constructed as a PT-13D by Boeing.

1943

Was allocated s/n 42-109142 with the United States Army Air Force but was not taken up.

Circa 1943

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 38554 as a N2S-5.

Transferred to NAS Bunker Hill, Peru, IN.

By 1945

Transferred to NAS Bunker Hill, Iowa City, IA.

By 1946

Transferred to NAAS Rodd Field, Corpus Christi, TX.

By 1964

To Tim Squires, Auburndale, FL with new c/r N1611M.

By January 1967

To Emerson Maurice Clavel, Wauchula, FL keeping c/r N1611M.

8 April 1968

Certificate of airworthiness for N1611M (A75N1(PT17), 75-8175) issued.

By 10 April 1970

To EVA B Valle, Holywood, FL keeping c/r N1611M.

10 April 1970

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MIA70DLD16: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 12:00 hours. The airframe was destroyed. This was a local flight from Wauchula, FL. Encountered turbulence while in flight. Collided with trees in an uncontrolled descent. Report remarks include: Joined other aircraft abt 400 feet above ground level in a psn approximately 100YDS behind. Incident occurred at or near Zolfo Springs, FL.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

By January 1971

To Langmar Inc Fort. Lauderdale, FL with new c/r N7772J.

Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: I shot this in the 1970s in FLL.

By July 1978

To Barnstormers Airshows Inc, Hanover Municipal Airport, Ashland, VA keeping c/r N7772J.

23 September 1981

To M R. Lewis, Diamond Point, NY keeping c/r N7772J.

18 August 1988

Crashed.
The accident occurred at the Wellsville Airport (ELZ) Wellsville, PA, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. A private pilot on a local flight made a stopover landing on runway 28. The pilot reported that during the landing flare, he was temporarily blinded by the setting sun directly in the flight path. At touchdown the airplane weathervaned into the right crosswind, the pilot lost directional control and the aircraft ground looped to the right. The plane rolled into a ditch...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

Photographer: Unknown

15 August 1990

Crashed.
There was one minor injury. The accident occurred at the Engle Ridge Airport (NK09) Burdett, NY, United States while taking off. The airframe was destroyed. The pilot attempted a takeoff on runway 18 with winds from 220 degrees at 10 to 15 knots. The grass runway was 2700 feet long and 90 feet wide. People were ahead and on the left and the pilot said he let the plane drift to the right to give them more clearance...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

16 April 1997

To M R. Lewis, Diamond Point, NY keeping c/r N7772J.

29 March 2007

To Robert P. Lewis, Diamond Point, NY keeping c/r N7772J.

8 September 2007

Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
Notes: At Galesburg Municipal

1 January 2008

Certificate of airworthiness for N7772J (A75N1(PT17), 75-8175) issued.

22 November 2013

To David L. Cox, Shippenville, PA keeping c/r N7772J.

12 March 2015

Crashed.
The accident occurred at the Saint Marys Municipal Airport (OYM) St Marys, PA, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot/owner of the tailwheel-equipped biplane performed two low approaches prior to landing in order to judge the direction and speed of the wind. The pilot then performed a wheel landing to runway 10, a 4300-foot-long, 75-FOOT-WIDE asphalt runway. However, by touchdown, the wind speed and direction had changed, which raised the left wing...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

30 July 2015

To Caruso Aircraft Service Llc, Saint Marys, PA keeping c/r N7772J.

12 April 2016

To Bianco Aircraft Llc, Cos Cob, CT keeping c/r N7772J.

11 May 2017

To John Bianco, Massapequa, NY keeping c/r N7772J.

2023

Photographer: Greg Delp
Notes: At Bayport Aerodrome, NY.