Dates

Event

Constructed as an OH-23D.

Circa 1958

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 58-5487.

By 16 June 1975

To unknown owner with c/r N79SW.

16 June 1975

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MKC75FCD46: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 19:30 hours. The damage was substantial. This was a local flight from Nevada, IA. The engine failed or malfunctioned while on a crop dusting run. Experienced a controlled collision with terrain while on a crop dusting run. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
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11 September 1975

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MKC76FCD13: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 19:50 hours. The airframe was destroyed. This was a local flight from Norwalk, IA. Collided with wires and/or poles while on a crop dusting run. Report remarks include: Pilots attn directed to spray boom. Incident occurred at or near Lakewood, IA.
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By 6 June 1976

To unknown owner with c/r N79SW.

6 June 1976

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MKC76FCD47: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 07:00 hours. The airframe was destroyed. This was a local flight from Dallas Center, IA. Collided with wires and/or poles while pulling up from a crop dusting run. A fire broke out after impact. Incident occurred at or near Dallas Center, IA.
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21 July 1977

Certificate of airworthiness for N79SW (H-23D, 1136) issued.

By 2 August 1982

To unknown owner with c/r N79SW.

2 August 1982

Crashed.
The accident occurred at Dothan, AL, United States while cruising. The damage was substantial. The pilot calculated his fuel for the flight and determined it adequate for the flight. He drained the fuel sump while the crew was loading fungicide at the loading area. After the spraying was completed, the pilot started his return flight and when over a swampy stand of trees the engine quit. He autorotated to a forced landing into the trees...
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10 April 1989

To Aerial Ignition Inc, Mena, AR with new c/r N79SW.

Based at Flying Tigers Museum, Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, FL.
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9 May 2013

Civil registration, N79SW, cancelled.