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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:SNJ-5 Texan
    Last Military Serial:43745 USN
    Construction Number:88-15726
    Last Civil Registration:N1043C
    Compressed ID:NA SNJ-5 sn 43745 USN cn 88-15726 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Tigers Aviation Llc, Wasilla, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a SNJ-5.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 43745.

    1 December 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for N1043C (SNJ-5, 8815726) issued.

    By 8 August 1980

    To unknown owner with c/r N1043C.

    8 August 1980

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number LAX80DUA17: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 13:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Long Beach Airport, Long Beach, CA. The flight departed from Compton, CA, with the destination Long Beach, CA. The engine failed or malfunctioned during the initial climb. Suffered a hard landing on touch down. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    10 September 1990

    To David E. Hooker Jr, Huntington Beach, CA keeping c/r N1043C.

    1 January 2001

    Certificate of airworthiness for N1043C (SNJ-5, 8815726) issued.

    10 September 2008

    To Comanche Air Inc, Winthrop, WA keeping c/r N1043C.
    Markings added: 745

    Based at Boeing Field, Seattle, WA.
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    4 March 2013

    To Scott J. Urban, Mountain, WI keeping c/r N1043C.

    9 August 2013

    To Scott J. Urban, Richland, WA keeping c/r N1043C.

    10 September 2016


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Ken Jernstedt Airfield Airport (4S2) located in Hood River, Oregon, United States.

    18 June 2019

    To Howard F. Jurgensen, Ephrata, WA keeping c/r N1043C.

    9 February 2021

    To unknown owner with c/r N1043C.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Wasilla, AK.

    4 May 2021

    To Tigers Aviation Llc, Wasilla, AK keeping c/r N1043C.

    14 October 2021


    Photographer: Dan Stijovich
    Notes: Departing Flabob Airport at Rubidoux CA
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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     AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
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