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    Airframe Family: Spartan 7W Executive / 8W Zeus / 12W Executive
    Latest Model:UC-71 Executive
    Last Military Serial:42-38269 USAAF
    Construction Number:13
    Last Civil Registration:N13PH
    Compressed ID:Spartan UC-71 sn 42-38269 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Thomas P. Hartness, Greenville, SC

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    Dates

    Event

    14 November 1937

    Constructed as a 7W.

    November 1937

    To Standard Oil, OH with new c/r NC17614.

    13 April 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-38269 as a UC-71.
    Impressed into service as staff transport during WWII.

    1944

    To Standard Oil, OH with new c/r NC17614.

    Circa 1950

    To Air Safety Radio Corporation keeping c/r NC17614.

    13 February 1973

    To Thomas P. Hartness, Greenville, SC with new c/r N13PH.

    31 July 1983


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: EAA Conventioin

    25 April 1987

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Shaw AFB Airport (SSC) Sumter, SC, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot reported that the airplane began to turn to the left after landing when the tailwheel touched down; subsequent efforts to counteract the turn were not successful. The airplane ran off the side of the runway and hit a depression in the terrain, collapsing the main landing gear. The wind at the time was reportedly calm...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    15 August 2013

    To Thomas P. Hartness, Greenville, SC keeping c/r N13PH.

    April 2016


    Photographer: G R Dennis Price
    Notes: At Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, Florida

    6 April 2016


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, FL. Spirit of Triple Tree

    6 April 2016


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, FL. Spirit of Triple Tree

    7 April 2017


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Lakeland, Florida

    8 September 2017


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Triple Tree Aerodrome, Woodruff SC

    8 September 2017


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Triple Tree Aerodrome, Woodruff SC

    8 September 2017


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Triple Tree Aerodrome, Woodruff SC

    3 June 2019

    To Thomas P. Hartness, Greenville, SC keeping c/r N13PH.
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