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    Airframe Family: Pitcairn PA-5/PA-6/PA-7/PA-8 Mailwing
    Latest Model:PA-5
    Construction Number:9
    Last Civil Registration:N3835
    Compressed ID:Pitcairn PA-5 cn 9 cr N3835
    Latest Owner or Location:Shannon Air Museum Llc, Fredericksburg, VA

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    Dates

    Event

    1927

    Constructed as a PA-5.

    16 April 1962

    Certificate of airworthiness for N3835 (PA-5, 9) issued.

    By 25 May 1967

    To unknown owner with c/r N3835.

    25 May 1967

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number DIA67F0112: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 14:15 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Shannon Airport, Fredericksburg, VA. Ground looped or water swerved during the landing rollout. The gear collapsed during the landing rollout. The factors included; overload failure.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    23 August 1990

    To Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond, VA keeping c/r N3835.

    November 1991


    Photographer: Wayne Gomes
    Notes: Photographed at Richmond,VA.

    Based at Virginia Aviation Museum, Richmond International Airport (Byrd Field), Richmond, VA.
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    13 April 2013


    Photographer: Daniel L. Berek
    Notes: This beautiful Mailwing, in its classic yellow and black, is in the colors of Eastern Air Transport, the same airline as the EAA Ford Tri-Motor.

    1 January 2016

    Certificate of airworthiness for N3835 (PA-5, 9) issued.

    9 January 2017

    To unknown owner with c/r N3835.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Fredericksburg, VA.

    4 May 2017

    To unknown owner with c/r N3835.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Fredericksburg, VA.

    6 December 2017

    To Shannon Air Museum Llc, Fredericksburg, VA keeping c/r N3835.

    Based at Shannon Air Museum, Shannon Airport (EZF), Fredericksburg, VA.
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    15 May 2021

    Civil registration, N3835, cancelled.

    20 September 2021

    To Shannon Air Museum Llc, Fredericksburg, VA with new c/r N3835.
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