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    Airframe Family: Stearman Kaydet / Boeing 75/76/90/91 / X-90 / X-91 / XBT-17
    Latest Model:PT-18 Kaydet
    Last Military Serial:40-1928 USAAF
    Construction Number:75-0485
    Last Civil Registration:N2535R
    Latest Owner or Location:David E. Ellis, Montclair, VA

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    Dates

    Event

    1940

    Constructed as a PT-18 by Boeing.

    1940

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Corps with s/n 40-1928.

    20 June 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 40-1928.

    By 1951

    To Aero Insect Control Inc, Cape May County Airport, Rio Grande, NJ with new c/r N2535R.

    By 1957

    Leased to Simsbury Flying Services, Simsbury, CT.
    Markings changed to: #93

    To Aero Insect Control Inc, Cape May County Airport, Rio Grande, NJ keeping c/r N2535R.

    18 April 1964

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report for event ID 81024: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 15:44 hours. The damage was substantial. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. Collided with trees while on final approach to land. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land. Report remarks include: Propeller seal failure. Incident occurred at or near Mays Landing, NJ.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    4 May 1967

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC67D0660: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 13:40 hours. The damage was substantial. The aircraft overran the end of the runway during the landing rollout. The aircraft nosed over during the landing rollout. Incident occurred at or near Mays Landing, NJ.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 1978

    To RJA Enterprises, Goshen, NY keeping c/r N2535R.

    17 July 1979

    Certificate of airworthiness for N2535R (A75N1(PT17), 75-485) issued.

    22 March 1989

    To Flying MacHine Inc, College Park, MD keeping c/r N2535R.

    18 September 1996


    Photographer: Marlene Davidson
    Notes: At College Park, Maryland

    4 April 2003

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Lakeland Linder Airport (LAL) Lakeland, FL, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot stated that he was landing on runway 09L and as the airplane slowed down the left wing came up and the airplane started to weather vane into the wind. He said that he attempted to apply corrective control inputs, but the airplane exited the runway and the propeller impacted a runway light...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    3 November 2004

    To Diane W. Coe, Fort Lauderdale, FL keeping c/r N2535R.

    30 June 2008

    To David E. Ellis, Montclair, VA keeping c/r N2535R.
    Markings added: 113

    4 March 2010

    Certificate of airworthiness for N2535R (A75N1(PT17), 75-485) issued.

    8 September 2015


    Photographer: Brian Rosenstein
    Notes: Overhead Galesburg Municipal during Stearman Fly-In week

    8 September 2015


    Photographer: Brian Rosenstein
    Notes: Overhead Galesburg Municipal

    1 January 2017

    Certificate of airworthiness for N2535R (A75N1(PT17), 75-485) issued.

    7 March 2017

    To David E. Ellis, Montclair, VA keeping c/r N2535R.


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