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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft A / J-2 / J-3 / J-4 / J-5 / L-4/O-59/C-83 Grasshopper / L-18 Super Cub / L-21 Super Grasshopper / PA-11/PA-18/PA-19
    Latest Model:L-4J Grasshopper
    Last Military Serial:45-4496 USAF
    Construction Number:13226
    Last Civil Registration:N5580
    Compressed ID:Piper L-4J sn 45-4496 USAF cn 13226...
    Latest Owner or Location:James M. Sorley, Layton, UT

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a L-4J by Piper.
    Piper L4J 4496

    1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 45-4496.

    Transferred to US Army National Guard, NM.

    6 February 1947

    To NV Nationale Luchtvaart School, Ypenburg, Den Haag with new c/r PH-UCZ.

    By 1973

    To William Stuart Stacey, Tilton, NH with new c/r N5580.

    16 August 1973

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Hill, NH, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    3 December 1979

    To James M. Sorley, Beeville, TX keeping c/r N5580.

    21 April 2004

    To James M. Sorley, Layton, UT keeping c/r N5580.

    9 July 2004


    Photographer: Nick Taylor
    Notes: On display at the West Coast Piper Cub Fly-In Lompoc, CA (KLPC).

    22 May 2013

    To James M. Sorley, Layton, UT keeping c/r N5580.
    Markings added: NM-NG, 54496

    2023


    Photographer: Jim Sorley

    4 August 2023

    To James M. Sorley, Layton, UT keeping c/r N5580.
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