Riley Aircraft Corp.'s D-16 Riley Twin Production
Serial Number TN-17
November 12, 1953 - manufactured
- Used the airframe from Navion NAV-4-859 (NC8859H).
N8859H
July 1953 - May 1956
Circle Cab Co.
Springfield, OH, USA
Circle Cab Co.
Springfield, OH, USA
- Used the owners existing single Navion.
- May 1954 - gross weight increased to 3,350lbs.
May 1956 - November 1958
Trade-Ayer Company
Linden, NJ, USA
Trade-Ayer Company
Linden, NJ, USA
November 1958 - November 1959
Fuel Trucking Inc.
Hackensack, NJ, USA
Fuel Trucking Inc.
Hackensack, NJ, USA
November 1959 - February 1960
Atlantic Aviation Corporation
Teterboro, NJ, USA
Atlantic Aviation Corporation
Teterboro, NJ, USA
February 1960 - May 1962
John Landers, Franklin Cirino and Russell Sapp
New Milford, NJ, USA
John Landers, Franklin Cirino and Russell Sapp
New Milford, NJ, USA
May 1962 - June 1967
Paul Lee
Westport, CT, USA
Paul Lee
Westport, CT, USA
- March 1966 - June 1967 - aircraft operated under FAA restrictions flight testing a Pioneer Airspeed Indicator installation by John Leibolt.
June 1967 - July 1967
Forest Taylor and Otto Van Gelb - (Forest Taylor's Academy of Flying)
Seattle, WA, USA
Forest Taylor and Otto Van Gelb - (Forest Taylor's Academy of Flying)
Seattle, WA, USA
N144TA
July 1967 - June 1976
Forest Taylor and Otto Van Gelb - (Forest Taylor's Academy of Flying)
Seattle, WA, USA
Forest Taylor and Otto Van Gelb - (Forest Taylor's Academy of Flying)
Seattle, WA, USA
- September 1968 - a new fiberglass nose was installed.
June 1976 - February 1978
Otto Van Gelb
Orange, CA, USA
Otto Van Gelb
Orange, CA, USA
February 1978 - April 1978
Gregory Hein
Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Gregory Hein
Huntington Beach, CA, USA
April 1978 - April 1979
Archie Hall Jr.
Huntington Beach, CA, USA
A rather worn looking N144TA in the late 1970s.
(K. McTavish)
Archie Hall Jr.
Huntington Beach, CA, USA
A rather worn looking N144TA in the late 1970s.
(K. McTavish)
April 1979 - January 1981
Alan Barone, William Barone and John Barone
Fontana, CA, USA
Alan Barone, William Barone and John Barone
Fontana, CA, USA
January 1981 - February 1988
Craig Russell
Sunnymead, CA, USA
Craig Russell
Sunnymead, CA, USA
- October 1985, N144TA was advertised for sale, asking $11,000
February 1988 - present
Richard Quick
Escondido, CA, USA
A much more attractive N144TA at Calgary, AB, Canada
during the 1988 ANS convention. (K. McTavish)
Richard Quick
Escondido, CA, USA
A much more attractive N144TA at Calgary, AB, Canada
during the 1988 ANS convention. (K. McTavish)
Current status: Undetermined
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