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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:45-4809 USAAF
    Construction Number:13549
    Last Civil Registration:N3989B
    Compressed ID:Piper L-4J sn 45-4809 USAAF cn 1354...
    Latest Owner or Location:Egmond Aircraft Llc, Lewes, DE

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-4J by Piper.

    16 April 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-4809.

    1945

    Transferred to 2532nd Base Unit, San Marcos, TX.

    3 December 1946

    Involved in an incident.
    Damaged during landing at San Marcos airfield, TX and repaired.

    Transferred to Civil Air Patrol, Adams Field, Little Rock, AR.

    28 February 1952

    Involved in an incident.
    Damaged during takeoff and repaired.

    To Chuck Vardaman, Pine Bluff, AR.

    20 February 1997

    To Jesse L. Millerd, McGehee, AR with new c/r N3989B (L4J, 13549).

    1 April 2001

    To Jim Maloney.

    3 May 2001

    Certificate of airworthiness for N3989B (L-4J, 13549) issued.

    1 March 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for N3989B (L-4J, 13549) issued.

    Restoration started.

    1 March 2005

    Restoration completed.
    The work was carried out by Jim Maloney and Don Eide.

    1 August 2005

    Won the Judges Choice L-4 award at EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, WI.

    26 July 2006


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At 2006 Oshkosh

    1 August 2006

    Won the Preservation Award at EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, WI.

    31 October 2007

    To Thomas A. Ryan, Excelsior, MN keeping c/r N3989B.

    29 December 2020

    To Egmond Aircraft Llc, Lewes, DE keeping c/r N3989B.

    3 July 2021


    Photographer: Ronald van der Valk
    Notes: at Hoogeveen airfield, the Netherlands (EHHO).
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    unreviewed imported data.
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
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    Ronald van der Valk
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