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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:PA-18-150
    Construction Number:18-6398
    Last Civil Registration:N8566C {2}
    Compressed ID:Piper PA-18-150 cn 18-6398 cr N8566...
    Latest Owner or Location:Morris Hunting Co, Anchorage, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    1958

    Constructed as a PA-18-150 by Piper.

    8 April 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for N8566C {2} (PA-18A 150, 18-6398) issued.

    By 9 June 1970

    To unknown owner with c/r N8566C {2}.

    9 June 1970

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Russian Mssn, AK, United States. The time was 0830 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Rhyolite Strip Airport. The flight departed from Red Devil, AK, with an unknown destination. Undershot while on final approach to land. The gear collapsed on touch down. The factors included; down and updrafts and overload failure. The sky conditions were scattered. The visibility was five or over (unlimited). The temperature was 55 degF...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    14 February 2000

    To Morris Hunting Co, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N8566C {2}.

    17 February 2009

    To Morris Hunting Co, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N8566C {2}.

    10 June 2010


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Lake Hood, Anchorage,Alaska

    23 December 2019

    To Morris Hunting Co, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N8566C {2}.

    6 June 2024

    To unknown owner with c/r N8566C {2}.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Palmer, AK.
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
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