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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:42-15583 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-3772
    Last Civil Registration:N686W
    Compressed ID:Boeing PT-17 sn 42-15583 USAAF cn 7...
    Latest Owner or Location:Lenard F. Cruz DBA, Hollister, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PT-17 by Boeing.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-15583.

    3 April 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR56947 (A75N1(PT17), 75-3772) issued.

    By January 1964

    To E. D. Miller, Bakersfield, CA with new c/r N56947.

    By 1971

    To Atwood Aviation, Salinas, CA with new c/r N686W.

    May 1971


    Photographer: Jay Sherlock
    Notes: In Watsonville, CA.

    20 August 1979

    To Lenard F. Cruz DBA, Hollister, CA keeping c/r N686W.

    By 8 November 1979

    To unknown owner with c/r N686W.

    8 November 1979

    Crashed.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number LAX80FVM06: There was one fatality. Incident occurred at 09:45 hours. The airframe was destroyed. The flight departed from Hollister, CA, with the destination Paicines, CA. Collided with wires and/or poles while en route to a reloading area. Incident occurred at or near Paicines, CA.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 January 2003

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR686W (A75N1(PT17), 75-3772) issued.

    2 May 2013

    Civil registration, N686W, cancelled.
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