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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5 Texan
    Last Military Serial:90991 USN
    Construction Number:121-41842
    Last Civil Registration:N991VR
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5 sn 90991 USN cn 121-41842...
    Latest Owner or Location:Wesley V. Harrison, Kemah, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a SNJ-5.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-81120.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 90991.

    To unknown owner with c/r N8203E.

    8 June 1960

    Certificate of airworthiness for N8203E (SNJ-5, 90991) issued.

    1963

    To J. F. Carter, Frisco City AL keeping c/r N8203E.

    1966

    To I. N. Burchinall, Honey Grove TX keeping c/r N8203E.

    1975

    To Ben Lowell, Boulder CO with new c/r N73SL.
    Operated with markings: 73

    1984

    To Organik Inc, Houston TX keeping c/r N73SL.

    3 May 1986


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Sheppard AFB, TX.

    To Patrick ONeil, Wichita Falls TX keeping c/r N73SL.

    13 May 1988


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Reese AFB, TX.

    13 May 1988


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Reese AFB, TX.

    2 January 1991

    To Scott E. Rozzell, Houston TX keeping c/r N73SL.

    27 March 1994

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Westheimer Airpark (5TA4) Houston, TX, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. During landing the pilot looked to the left side of the engine cowling to determine the amount of remaining runway. While he was looking left the airplane veered right sheared the left main landing gear and struck a tree.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    2 June 1997

    To Scott E. Rozzell, Houston, TX keeping c/r N73SL.

    28 March 2002

    To Scott E. Rozzell, Houston, TX with new c/r N991VR.

    Based at Commemorative Air Force-Houston Wing, West Houston Lakesite Airport, Houston, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    21 April 2007


    Photographer: John Tomlinson
    Notes: 2007 photo taken at West Houston Airport

    1 January 2008

    Certificate of airworthiness for N991VR (SNJ-5, 90991) issued.

    9 April 2010

    To Rozzell Scott, Houston, TX keeping c/r N991VR.

    29 October 2012


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: Wings Over Houston Airshow

    24 July 2021

    To Wesley V. Harrison, Kemah, TX keeping c/r N991VR.
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