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    Airframe Family: Grumman TBF / TBM Avenger
    Latest Model:TBM-3E Avenger
    Last Military Serial:91598 USN
    Construction Number:4503
    Last Civil Registration:N9548Z
    Compressed ID:General Motors TBM-3E sn 91598 USN...
    Latest Owner or Location:Weeks Kermit, Polk City, FL

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    Event

    Constructed as a TBM-3E by General Motors.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 91598.

    To AJ Air Tankers, Van Nuys with new c/r N9548Z.

    Operated as fire service #E76.

    18 August 1973

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK74DVA14: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 07:30 hours. The damage was substantial. This was a local flight from Columbia, CA. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. Landed wheels up on touch down. The factors included; high vegetation on terrain. 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 May 1984

    To Weeks Kermit, Polk City, FL keeping c/r N9548Z.

    20 January 1985

    Certificate of airworthiness for NL9548Z (TBM-3E, 91598) issued.

    Based at Fantasy of Flight/Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, FL.
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    12 February 1998

    To Weeks Kermit, Polk City, FL keeping c/r N9548Z.

    By 12 March 2003


    Photographer: David Leininger
    Notes: Photographed at the Sanders facility in Ione, CA.

    By 12 March 2003


    Photographer: David Leininger
    Notes: Photographed at the Sanders facility in Ione, CA.

    23 May 2013


    Photographer: Matt Maranto
    Notes: Parked in front of maintenance hanger
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