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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:N2S-3 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:3489 USN
    Construction Number:75-1266
    Last Civil Registration:N75939
    Compressed ID:Boeing N2S-3 sn 3489 USN cn 75-1266...
    Latest Owner or Location:Stearman World Flight Inc, Oklahoma City, OK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a N2S-3 by Boeing.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 3489.

    By 1943

    Transferred to NAS Olathe.

    From By July 1963 to After 1979

    To D. C. Mandell, Crystal City, TX with new c/r N75939.

    1 November 1979

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number FTW80DRG07: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 16:15 hours. The damage was substantial. This was a local flight from Crystal City, TX. The engine failed or malfunctioned while crop dusting. Collided with a fence 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. Report remarks include: Cam gear failed...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 1981

    To Les Field keeping c/r N75939.


    Photographer: Les Field

    1981


    Photographer: Les Field
    Notes: On our farm strip near Macdona, Texas 1981.

    18 April 1985

    To ADA Aircraft Museum, Oklahoma City, OK keeping c/r N75939.

    1995


    Photographer: Larry Johnson Collection
    Notes: In OSH. This is before the around the world flight, note the front cockpit.

    9 June 1997

    To Stearman World Flight, Norman, OK keeping c/r N75939.

    30 July 1997

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Tri-County Airport (LNR) Lone Rock, WI, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot reported the airplane veered uncontrollably to the right during the landing roll. The left wing contacted the ground and the airplane continued the turn until coming to rest on its nose 180 degrees opposite the direction of landing...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    2000

    This is the Super 45O Stearman that was flown around the world in 2000 by pilot Robert Ragozzino. This flight is the only solo open-cockpit circumnavigation ever. This highly modified Stearman carries up to 367 gallons in 3 tanks including the 155 gallon Corsair drop tank on the belly.

    8 September 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX75939 (B75N1, 75-1266) issued.

    9 April 2008

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX75939 (B75N1, 75-1266) issued.

    26 March 2013

    To Stearman World Flight Inc, Oklahoma City, OK keeping c/r N75939.

    24 July 2014


    Photographer: Vince Horan
    Notes: At Mesa Falcon Field

    6 September 2019

    Civil registration, N75939, cancelled.


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