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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-17 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:42-16577 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-4740
    Last Civil Registration:N55501
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-17 sn 42-16577 USAAF cn 7...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bushnell Aviation Inc, Wichita Falls, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-16577.

    1944

    Transferred to 74th AAFFTD, McBride, MO.

    15 January 1944

    Involved in an incident.
    Landing accident at McBride, MO.

    From By 1962 to After 1971

    To Vincent Farley, Longview, TX with new c/r N55501.

    14 November 1990

    To Air Repair, Cleveland keeping c/r N55501.

    14 April 1993

    Certificate of airworthiness for N55501 (A75N1(PT17), 75-4740) issued.

    21 April 1993


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Lakeland, FL.

    By 3 September 1993

    To Jahy Brost of Fontana keeping c/r N55501.

    3 September 1993

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Lake Lawn Airport (C59) Delevan, WI, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The vintage tailwheel airplane touched down on runway 36 with a crosswind. According to the front seat pilot/passenger, the airplane began to weather vane as the tailwheel touched down at which time the rear seat pilot made hard rudder and brake inputs. The airplane nosed over, damaging the vertical stabilizer and rudder and the top wings upper surface.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    23 August 2002

    To Ronald P. Turnicky, Morgantown, WV keeping c/r N55501.

    20 April 2010

    To Ronald P. Turnicky, Raphine, VA keeping c/r N55501.

    22 October 2019

    To Robert C. Vajdos Jr, Louise, TX keeping c/r N55501.
    Markings added: 105

    7 August 2020

    To Bushnell Aviation Inc, Wichita Falls, TX keeping c/r N55501.

    10 March 2023

    To Bushnell Aviation Inc, Wichita Falls, TX keeping c/r N55501.

    6 May 2023


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: Pioneer Flight Museum, Wings and Wheels Fly-in at Kingsbury, TX [85TE]; May 6, 2023.

    22 September 2023


    Photographer: G.R.Dennis Price
    Notes: Under the Wire Fly-in; at T26, Flying V Ranch, Louise, TX. Sept 22-23, 2023.
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