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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:N2S-4 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:34108 USN
    Construction Number:75-3579
    Last Civil Registration:N61871
    Compressed ID:Boeing N2S-4 sn 34108 USN cn 75-357...
    Latest Owner or Location:Thomas J. Ringlein, Mokelumne Hill, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a N2S-4 by Boeing.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 34108.

    1947

    To Menomonie Air Services, Menomonie, WI with new c/r NC61871.

    22 July 1957

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR61871 (A75N1(PT17), 75-3579) issued.

    1964

    To Hamburg Sans Farms, Los Banos, CA with new c/r N61871.

    By 1971

    To Clifford V. Anderson, Hanford, CA keeping c/r N61871.

    26 February 1972

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK72DVA49: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 14:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Duster Strip Airport, Tulare, CA. This was a local flight from Tulare, CA. The engine failed or malfunctioned during the initial climb. Collided with a dirt bank during the landing rollout. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    16 December 1992

    To Thomas J. Ringlein, Mokelumne Hill, CA keeping c/r N61871.

    16 December 1998

    To Thomas J, Ringlein, Mokelumne Hill, CA keeping c/r N61871.

    17 July 2014

    16 years in the restoration. Stearman aircraft built from a hanger full of 5-gallon buckets of parts. Fired for first time - 17 July 2014.

    14 November 2014

    Certificate of airworthiness for N61871 (A75N1(PT17), 75-3579) issued.

    18 December 2018

    To Thomas J. Ringlein, Mokelumne Hill, CA keeping c/r N61871.


    Photographer: Unknown

    January 2022


    Photographer: Matt Ringlein
    Notes: At Calaveras CA
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