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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:AT-6A-NT Texan
    Last Military Serial:41-16640 USAAF
    Construction Number:78-7018
    Last Civil Registration:N7991C
    Compressed ID:NA AT-6A-NT sn 41-16640 USAAF cn 78...
    Latest Owner or Location:Richard C. Fernalld, Yelm, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AT-6A-NT by North American at Dallas, Texas, USA.

    1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 41-16640.

    1942

    Transferred to 94th School Squadron, Turner Field, Albany, GA.

    17 September 1942

    Damaged.
    Damaged when nosed over taking off from Turner Field.

    13 October 1942

    Damaged.
    Damaged when ground looped landing at Turner Auxiliary Field #1, Leesburg, GA.

    Transferred to 3541st Base Unit (Technical School), Lincoln Field, NE.

    10 October 1945

    Damaged.
    Damaged Landing at Lincoln Field.

    1946

    To S. D. Rorem, Oklahoma City OK with new c/r NC65527.

    18 July 1966

    Crashed.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number FTW67A0013: There was one fatality. Incident occurred at 20:00 hours. The airframe was destroyed. Incident occurred at the O Brein Airport, Waxahachie, TX. Experienced a controlled collision with terrain while performing aerobatics.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By May 1976

    To unknown owner with c/r N7991C.

    25 May 1976

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7991C (AT-6A, 78-7018) issued.

    1 October 1984

    To Richard C. Fernalld, Yelm, WA keeping c/r N7991C.

    By October 1986


    Photographer: William T Larkins

    13 July 2007


    Photographer: David Lednicer
    Notes: A Texan catching some light after a squall line passed through at the EAA Arlington Fly-In.

    11 February 2018

    To Richard C. Fernalld, Yelm, WA keeping c/r N7991C.
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