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    Airframe Family: Brunner-Winkle A/B/C/R/E/F Bird
    Latest Model:CK Bird
    Construction Number:4037
    Last Civil Registration:N726N
    Compressed ID:Brunner-Winkle CK cn 4037 cr N726N
    Latest Owner or Location:Golden Age Air Museum, Bethel, PA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CK.

    To unknown owner with c/r N726N.

    To Golden Age Air Museum, Grimes Airport, Bethel, PA.
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    5 November 1998

    Certificate of airworthiness for N726N (BIRD CK, 4037) issued.

    By 28 May 2001

    To unknown owner with c/r N726N.

    28 May 2001

    Crashed.
    There was one minor injury. The accident occurred at Robertson Field (PVT) Casco Twp., MI, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The pilot reported Engine stopped on takeoff at approimately 150 feet, restarted with partial power, stopped again, than very low power. The aircraft owner reported the pilot performed taxi and run-up tests which took about 15 minutes. He reported he watched the takeoff and the airplane lifted off about 300-400 feet down the runway...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    4 January 2002

    To Golden Age Air Museum, Bethel, PA with new c/r N726N.

    1 January 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for N726N (BIRD CK, 4037) issued.

    8 October 2006


    Photographer: Daniel L. Berek
    Notes: Bruner-Winkle Bird CK (NC726N) at the Golden Age Air Museum
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