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    Airframe Family: North American T-6/AT-6/SNJ Texan / Harvard
    Latest Model:T-6G Texan
    Last Military Serial:E.16-63 EdA
    Construction Number:168-142
    Last Civil Registration:N66TY
    Compressed ID:NA T-6G sn E.16-63 EdA cn 168-142 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Lucid Thought Consulting Llc, Terre Haute, IN

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    Event

    1950

    Constructed as a T-6G by North American at Downey, CA.
    Remanufactured from unknown older T-6 or SNJ.
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    Circa July 1950

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 49-3038.

    Circa July 1950

    Transferred to 3565th Pilot Training Wing, Connally AFB, Waco, TX.

    8 October 1950

    Damaged.
    Damaged when force landed in bad weather 11 miles east of Pineville, KY.

    27 June 1952

    Transferred to 3304th Pilot Training Squadron, Hondo Air Base, TX.

    4 August 1955

    Damaged.
    Damaged landing Hondo Air Base.

    1955

    Assigned to 3040th Aircraft Storage Squadron (Air Materiel Command), Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage.

    28 June 1957

    Transferred to BAC, Marana, Pima, AZ.

    1957

    Transferred to Mobile Air Materiel Area, Air Materiel Command, Brookley AFB, Mobile, AL.

    2 November 1957

    Transferred to Assigned to Military Assistance Program.

    24 November 1957

    Transported by ship.
    Arrived Santander, Spain via USS Tripoli, CVE-84. Towed to Parayas Airport and prepared for ferry flight to Matacan Air Base, Salamanca.

    November 1957

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Ejercito de Aire with s/n E.16-63.

    November 1957

    Transferred to Assigned to Basic Pilots School, Matacan AB.
    Operated with markings: 74-63

    Transferred to Squadron 793, General Air Academy, San Javier, Murcia.
    Operated with markings: 793-6

    1983

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Ejercito de Aire.
    Returned to U.S. Government.

    1983

    Sold at auction at Torrejon Air Base, Madrid, Spain.

    14 October 1983

    To National Aeronautical Heritage, Luxembourg-Findel Airport.

    6 June 1984

    To Dodson Aviation Inc, Ottawa, KS with new c/r N5451M.

    29 August 1984

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5451M (T-6G, 49-3038A) issued.

    April 1985

    To Pernicka Corporation, Fort Collins, CO with new c/r N66TY.

    1986

    To Jeppco Limited, Aurora, CO keeping c/r N66TY.

    25 September 1986

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Centnenial Airport (APA) Englewood, CO, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. Pilot made two unsuccessful attempts to land on runway 26 but discontinued each approach because of unfavorable winds. Winds were reported to be 220 degree at 20 knots with gusts to 30 knots. Pilot then made two unsuccessful attempts to land on runway 17L. On third attempt pilot selected 10 degree of flaps made wheel landing...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 August 1988

    To Glenn R. Jones, Littleton, CO keeping c/r N66TY.

    Circa 10 August 1995


    Photographer: Dr J G Handelman via Bob Trennert Collection
    Notes: Photographed at Andrews AFB, MD.

    2 March 2002


    Photographer: Walter Wesch
    Notes: At Casa Grande, AZ

    10 May 2007

    To Jeffrey T. Hamilton, Spokane, WA keeping c/r N66TY.

    Based at Falcon Field (KFFZ), Phoenix, AZ.
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    Markings Applied: Spanish Lady, TA-038

    4 August 2012


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Colville, WA.

    12 January 2015

    To Lucid Thought Consulting Llc, Terre Haute, IN keeping c/r N66TY.

    6 April 2016


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier


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