Riley Aircraft Corp.'s D-16 Riley Twin Production
Serial Number TN-4
January 9, 1953 - manufactured
- Used the airframe from Navion NAV-4-343 (NC91564)
N107N
September 1952 - January 1953
Jack Riley
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Jack Riley
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
January 1953 - November 1953
International Girls Baseball League, Inc.
Chicago, IL, USA
International Girls Baseball League, Inc.
Chicago, IL, USA
November 1953 - April 1954
Schneider-Cogswell, Incorporated
Chicago, IL, USA
Schneider-Cogswell, Incorporated
Chicago, IL, USA
- February 1954 - repairs made to the ailerons, flaps and rudder, engine and propeller indicate a wheels up landing. Upgraded by TEMCO with two 150hp Lycoming O-320 engines, installation of a Southwind cabin heater and an auxiliary 30 US-gallon fuel tank. Incorporated a gross weight increase to 3,350 lbs.
April 1954 - September 1954
TEMCO Aircraft Corporation
Greenville, TX, USA
TEMCO Aircraft Corporation
Greenville, TX, USA
- September 1954 - two 150hp Lycoming O-320 engines installed (this contradicts the upgrade of February 1954). Also performed: a new baggage compartment door (from Ryan Aeronautical), removal of the fuel dump chute, new fuselage skins, and the replacement of the original Riley-built nose section and engine nacelles with TEMCO assemblies.
September 1954 - September 1957
Maner Graham
Midland, TX, USA
Maner Graham
Midland, TX, USA
September 1957
Vest Aircraft & Finance Co.
Denver, CO, USA
Vest Aircraft & Finance Co.
Denver, CO, USA
September 1957 - October 1967
Niblock Flying Service, Inc.
Elkhart, IN, USA
Niblock Flying Service, Inc.
Elkhart, IN, USA
October 1967 - August 1958
Echo Painters
Lansing, MI, USA
Echo Painters
Lansing, MI, USA
- Purchased for $12,999.
August 1958 - May 1959
Val Verde Aviation
Del Rio, TX, USA
Val Verde Aviation
Del Rio, TX, USA
May 1959 - June 1959
McCollum Aviation
Danville, IL, USA
McCollum Aviation
Danville, IL, USA
June 1959 - November 1963
Home Manufacturing Co.
Decatur, IL, USA
Home Manufacturing Co.
Decatur, IL, USA
November 1963 - December 1964
W.H. Best
West Palm Beach, FL, USA
W.H. Best
West Palm Beach, FL, USA
December 1964 - February 1965
Florida Airmotive, Inc.
Lantana, FL, USA
Florida Airmotive, Inc.
Lantana, FL, USA
February 1965 - April 1965
Albert Gale
Tampa, FL, USA
Albert Gale
Tampa, FL, USA
April 1965 - May 1965
Erdle & Wilder Aircraft, Inc.
Vero Beach, FL, USA
Erdle & Wilder Aircraft, Inc.
Vero Beach, FL, USA
May 1965 - March 1968
Leonard D'aituo and Robert Clifton
Rockledge, FL, USA
Leonard D'aituo and Robert Clifton
Rockledge, FL, USA
- September 25, 1965 - A material failure of the nose gear fork caused a landing gear collapse at Merritt Is, FL. (NTSB Report MIA66F0248)
March 1968
Stewart Fason
Mena, AR, USA
Stewart Fason
Mena, AR, USA
March 1968 - July 1968
Hartzell Geyer
Mena, AR, USA
Hartzell Geyer
Mena, AR, USA
July 1968 - April 1969
Quentin Knussmann
Hixson, TN, USA
Quentin Knussmann
Hixson, TN, USA
April 1969 - March 1972
Floyd Davies
Harrison, OH, USA
Floyd Davies
Harrison, OH, USA
March 1972 - November 1994
Fransisco (Frank) Ochoa
Bellevue, WA, USA
A wonderful aerial photo of N107N over Washington's Puget Sound.
(F. Ochoa)
Fransisco (Frank) Ochoa
Bellevue, WA, USA
A wonderful aerial photo of N107N over Washington's Puget Sound.
(F. Ochoa)
Two shots of N107N visting Kitsap County Airport (colour) and
Safari Island in the San Juan Islands (b&w). (F. Ochoa)
Fresh from its 1990 repaint, N107N is seen at the Arlington Airport.
(F. Ochoa)
November 1994 - present
Fransisco (Frank) Ochoa
Duvall, WA, USA
Frank Ochoa poses with N107N, which has benefited greatly
from his work cleaning up its aerodynamics. (T. McTavish)
N107N, seen at the Arlington Airport during a dreary afternoon, September 2007.
(T. McTavish)
Fransisco (Frank) Ochoa
Duvall, WA, USA
Frank Ochoa poses with N107N, which has benefited greatly
from his work cleaning up its aerodynamics. (T. McTavish)
N107N, seen at the Arlington Airport during a dreary afternoon, September 2007.
(T. McTavish)
Current status: Airworthy
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