TEMCO-Riley's D-16 Riley Twin Production
Serial Number TTN-15
September 30, 1953 - manufactured
- Used the airframe from Navion NAV-4-539 (N8516H)
N8516H
January 1947 - September 1953
Mahlon S. Kemmerer
New York City, NY, USA
Mahlon S. Kemmerer
New York City, NY, USA
- Sold while still undergoing conversion.
- September 1953 - Aircraft converted to D-16 by TEMCO Aircraft Corp.
- Modification to TEMCO-Riley D-16 included 3,350 lbs gross weight, and interconnected 20 and 30 US-gallon auxiliary fuel tanks.
September 1953 - August 1956
Ellis Hosiery Mills
Hickory, NC, USA
Ellis Hosiery Mills
Hickory, NC, USA
August 1956 - November 1956
Landair, Inc.
Ft. Myers, FL, USA
Landair, Inc.
Ft. Myers, FL, USA
- March 1957 - Nose section and nose landing gear leg replaced, and propellers overhauled following a gear collapse.
November 1956 - August 1958
John Waltman and Richard Pritchett, Jr.
Ft. Myers, FL, USA
John Waltman and Richard Pritchett, Jr.
Ft. Myers, FL, USA
August 1958 - August 1960
Richard Pritchett, Jr.
Ft. Myers, FL, USA
Richard Pritchett, Jr.
Ft. Myers, FL, USA
August 1960 - September 1961
F.G. Whitmore, Jr.
Ft. Myers, FL, USA
F.G. Whitmore, Jr.
Ft. Myers, FL, USA
- August 1960 - Repairs completed following a windstorm in which the airplane was flipped on to its back. A new rudder and vertical stabilizer were fabricated from a horizontal stabilizer and elevator, and several skin and internal frame, stringer and bulkhead repairs made to the fuselage and right hand wing. The sliding canopy and front windscreen were replaced.
September 1961 - December 1965
Norman Crowe
Sylvester, GA, USA
Norman Crowe
Sylvester, GA, USA
December 1965 - January 1967
Arthur Ayers and Barbara Ayers
Hollywood, FL, USA
Arthur Ayers and Barbara Ayers
Hollywood, FL, USA
January 1967 - May 1967
Mt. Hawley Aviation, Inc.
Peoria, IL, USA
Mt. Hawley Aviation, Inc.
Peoria, IL, USA
May 1967 - April 1970
Deca Aviation, Inc.
St. Paul, MN, USA
Deca Aviation, Inc.
St. Paul, MN, USA
- April 1970 - Exported to Canada.
CF-TQU
April 1970 - 1972
Mary Trimble (for Ram Air Charter Ltd.)
Aklavik, NT
Seen in 1972, CF-TQU was in Calgary undergoing maintenance.
(K. McTavish)
in November 1972, shortly before its destruction CF-TQU was in Calgary, AB for a pair of engine overhauls. (K. McTavish)
Even though CF-TQU's airframe was badly broken, the cockpit survived
intact and the canopy needed only one hand to open. (K. McTavish)
Mary Trimble (for Ram Air Charter Ltd.)
Aklavik, NT
Seen in 1972, CF-TQU was in Calgary undergoing maintenance.
(K. McTavish)
in November 1972, shortly before its destruction CF-TQU was in Calgary, AB for a pair of engine overhauls. (K. McTavish)
- While on route from Fort Macpherson to Aklavik the pilot noticed both engines losing power. Carburetor icing eventually stopped the engines and the pilot belly landed in the muskeg. The airplane was a total write off, although the center section survived intact and none of the occupants were seriously harmed.
- The remains were hauled back to Inuvik, where they were last reported in 1975.
Even though CF-TQU's airframe was badly broken, the cockpit survived
intact and the canopy needed only one hand to open. (K. McTavish)
Current status: Destroyed
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