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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:E18S
    Construction Number:BA-371
    Last Civil Registration:VH-CII
    Compressed ID:Beech E18S cn BA-371 cr VH-CII
    Latest Owner or Location:Brenton Leslie Hurt, Casuarina, NT

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    Dates

    Event

    1958

    Constructed as an E18S.

    April 1958

    To unknown owner with c/r N753C.

    1963

    To Polaris Corp, Milkwaukee WI keeping c/r N753C.

    1966

    To Fred J. Banducci, Bakersfield CA keeping c/r N753C.

    1970

    To Leo Pike, Bakersfield CA with new c/r N753CW.

    1979

    To Bakersfield Aviation Services/Air Rovers Inc, Bakersfield CA keeping c/r N753CW.

    7 April 1984

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Buellton, CA, United States while climbing. The damage was substantial. These aircraft collided in flight while being ferried. The weather was vmc. N8711 was damaged substantially and N753CW receivedminor damage. Both aircraft landed at santa ynez airport where N8711 lost control during rollout and ran off the runway. N753CW was landed with the right engine shut down. Each pilot said that he did not see the other aircraft.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1985

    To Gold Coast Air Inc, Hawthorne CA keeping c/r N753CW.

    1987

    To James B. Wilkins, Downey CA keeping c/r N753CW.

    1991

    To Aerospace Products Inc, North Hollywood CA keeping c/r N753CW.

    24 October 1991

    To Glenn A. Bagley, Honolulu HI keeping c/r N753CW.

    24 July 1992

    Civil registration, N753CW, cancelled.

    1996

    To Caroline Pacific Air, Pohnei with new c/r V6-AAA.

    1997

    To Bob Keys, Palau, Micronesia with new c/r N753CW.

    16 June 2000

    To Robert Keys, Noosa Heads, QLD with new c/r VH-CII.

    2 March 2006

    To Robert Keys, Alexandria, NSW keeping c/r VH-CII.

    17 November 2015

    To Territory Air Hire Pty Ltd, Casuarina, NT keeping c/r VH-CII.

    17 November 2015

    Operated by Brenton Leslie Hurt.

    Based at Caboolture Warplane and Flight Heritage Museum, Caboolture, Queensland.
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    29 January 2017


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: Under long term repair at Caboolture, Australia

    29 January 2017


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At Caboolture, Australia

    To Caboolture Warplane Museum, Caboolture, Queensland.
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    14 December 2020

    To Brenton Leslie Hurt, Casuarina, NT keeping c/r VH-CII.
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