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N6166K
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AIRCRAFT DATA |
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| Manufacturer: | Republic Aviation Corporation; Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA. | |
| Model: | RC-3 Seabee | |
| Type Certificate No: | A-769 | |
| Serial Number: | 354 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1947-02-?? | |
| Engine: | Franklin 6A8-215-B8F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) | |
| Remarks: | Mode S codes: 52004074 / A8083C (N6166K) | |
| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| NC6166K N6166K |
1947-02-?? | Manufacturing Date. |
| 1947-02-?? | Test flight. | |
| 1947-02-11 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to Southern Airways Co.; Atlanta, Georgia, USA. | |
| 1948-10-27 | C
of R issued to: Texas A & M Research Foundation; College Station, Texas. |
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| 1950-11-10 | C
of R issued to: Russell and Elizabeth P. Hebert: 511 Williams Avenue, Houma, Louisiana. |
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| 1955-10-17 | Cancelled
from CAA Aircraft Register. [x] Correspondence returned unclaimed. |
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| 1961-01-25 | C
of R issued to: John D. Nail, Jr. and/or James D. Vitko; Greenville Air Force Base. Greenville, Mississippi. |
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| 1965-12-29 | C
of R issued to: Tommy Arnett; 6607 Orangewood Terrace, Tampa, Florida. |
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| 1968-01-30 | C
of R issued to: Fred Alter; 8900 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI 48214. |
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| 1971-04-29 | C
of R issued to: Jan Michael Jacobson; 2401 Bayshore Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33592. |
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| 1973-09-05 | New
address registered: Jan Michael Jacobson; Route 1, Box 12, Thonotosassa, FL 33592. |
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| 1975-10-31 | Order of Revocation. Failed to sign and submit to the FAA Aircraft Registry and "Aircraft Registration Eligibility, Identification and Activity Report" (AC Form 8050-73, Part 1). | |
| 1990-02-21 | Reinstated. | |
| 1990-02-21 | C
of R issued to: Bruce J. Hill; 18658 77th Pl., McAlpin, FL 32062-2774. |
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| 2016-01-?? | Inspected by Ian Goldie (Australia) in McAlpin, Florida, before purchased. The offer included the dismantled fuselage on #354, 3 wings. 2 sets of tailplanes, a Franklin engine and many boxes of components and spare parts. | |
| 2016-01-?? | Bill
of sale: Purchaser: Ian Goldie; Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia. Seller: Bruce J. Hill. |
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| 2016-01-?? | Packed into a shipping container at McAlpin, Florida, for shipping to Sydney, Australia. | |
| 2016-01-28 | Cancelled from FAA Aircraft Registry. Exported to Australia. | |
| VH-??? | 2016-04-14 | Ian Goldie collected the aircraft at Sydney wharves and loaded it on his flat bed trailer for transport to Camden Haven Airport near Port Macquarie, NSW. There he intends to rebuild the aircraft to create the experimental aircraft "X-Bee Pelican", constructed by Gramps Aviation. |
| 2017-12-?? | Ian Goldie reports; "The X-Bee project is progressing well with clean-up all over, undercarriage removed, refurbished and reinstalled with various items manufactured. The rudder and fin have been reworked to similar dimensions of the Twin Bee. In 2018 a couple of more things to do on tail feathers, then new centre section will happen". | |
| Sources: | RAC
Seabee Delivery List. FAA Aircraft Registry. Barry Collman. Geoff Goodall. |
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N6166K
Australia
Photo: © Please tell me!
N6166K
Australia
Photo: © Please tell me!
