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    Airframe Family: North American L-17 Navion
    Latest Model:L-17B Navion
    Last Military Serial:48-0933 USAAF
    Construction Number:NAV-4-1639
    Last Civil Registration:N842JW
    Compressed ID:Ryan L-17B sn 48-0933 USAAF cn NAV-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Herrington Ronald Bruce, Lakeland, GA

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    Dates

    Event

    1949

    Constructed as a L-17B by Ryan.
    Navion L-17B NAV-4-1639

    Circa 1949

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 48-0933.

    21 May 1955


    Photographer: William T Larkins
    Notes: At Crissy Field

    2 September 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for N842JW (L-17B, NAV-4-1639) issued.

    By 24 October 1964

    To unknown owner with c/r N7980A.

    24 October 1964

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Las Cruces, NM, United States. The time was 1840 hours. The airframe was destroyed. Incident occurred at the Las Cruces Airport. Undershot while on final approach to land. Experienced a controlled collision with terrain while on final approach to land.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 January 2002

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7980A (L-17B, NAV-4-1639) issued.

    14 February 2003

    To John E. Wells, Lake City, FL with new c/r N842JW.

    14 February 2003

    To John E. Wells, Lake City, FL with new c/r N7980A.

    5 April 2006


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Sun-n-Fun, Lakeland FL

    7 April 2006


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Leeward Air Ranch, Ocala FL

    18 April 2007


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Sun-n-Fun, Lakeland FL

    29 July 2014

    To Herrington Ronald Bruce, Lakeland, GA with new c/r N842JW.

    Markings Applied: JW-N, Jacks Wild

    3 September 2016


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Warbirds on Parade Airshow, Lancaster Airport, TX.

    3 September 2016


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Warbirds on Parade Airshow, Lancaster Airport, TX.

    27 July 2017


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: at 2017 EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh
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