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    Airframe Family: Cessna T-50/AT-17/C-78 Bobcat / Crane
    Latest Model:UC-78B Bobcat
    Last Military Serial:42-39162 USAAF
    Construction Number:3271
    Compressed ID:Cessna UC-78B sn 42-39162 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, Arizona

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an UC-78B.

    Circa 25 January 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-39162.

    21 October 1944

    To Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), Pampa.

    10 August 1975

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK76DVD03: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 12:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Sonoma Valley Airport, Sonoma, CA. This was a local flight from Sonoma, CA. An evasive maneuver was performed during the landing rollout. Collided with a parked aircraft during the landing rollout. The factors included; intentional ground loop. Report remarks include: Land runway 25, outer pilot used 16...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By October 1978


    Photographer: Charlene Aro

    By May 1980


    Photographer: Charlene Aro

    November 1985

    To Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, AZ.
    Donated to the museum.
    View the Location Dossier

    20 November 1990

    Civil registration, N66794, cancelled.
    The FAA records indicate the airframe was destroyed.

    Circa 1996


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At The Pima Air and Space Museum, Arizona.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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    National Transportation Safety Board
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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