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    Airframe Family: Weaver Aircraft Company (WACO) F Series
    Latest Model:RNF
    Construction Number:3319
    Last Civil Registration:N144Y
    Compressed ID:Weaver Aircraft Company (WACO) RNF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Old Style Aircraft Llc, Ellsinore, MO

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    Dates

    Event

    1930

    Constructed as a RNF.

    By 29 September 1966

    To unknown owner with c/r N144Y.

    29 September 1966

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MKC67F0315: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 15:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Lobmaster Airport, Chesterfield, MO. The engine failed or malfunctioned during the initial climb. Stalled or mushed during the initial climb. The factors included; failed to use the miscellaneous aircraft conditions checklist. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    16 January 1978

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX144Y (RNF, 3319) issued.

    28 January 1978


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Lakeland, Florida

    18 July 1992

    To Air Restorations Inc, E Middlebury, Ve keeping c/r N144Y.

    Based at Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum, Creve Coeur Airport, Saint Louis, MO.
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    7 January 2009

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX144Y (RNF, 3319) issued.

    26 October 2009

    To unknown owner with c/r N144Y.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Ellsinore, MO.

    13 January 2011

    Civil registration N144Y reserved.

    3 September 2012


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: at Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum, Creve Coeur Airport, Saint Louis, MO.

    27 January 2014

    To unknown owner with c/r N144Y.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Ellsinore, MO.

    6 June 2014

    To Old Style Aircraft Llc, Ellsinore, MO keeping c/r N144Y.

    1 January 2016

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX144Y (RNF, 3319) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2016

    To Air Restorations Inc, E Middlebury, VT keeping c/r N144Y.

    24 January 2017

    To Old Style Aircraft Llc, Ellsinore, MO keeping c/r N144Y.

    3 October 2020

    Civil registration, N144Y, cancelled.

    17 November 2020

    To Old Style Aircraft Llc, Ellsinore, MO with new c/r N144Y.
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