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Serial Number TTN-2

July 15, 1953 - manufactured

N88W

July 1953 - December 1955
R.S. Noonan, Inc.
York, PA, USA

December 1955 - December 1955
York Aviation, Inc.
Thomasville, PA, USA

December 1955 - January 1956
Colemill Flying Service
Nashville, TN, USA

January 1956 - June 1959
Dr. William Card
Nashville, TN, USA

Date unknown - Aircraft was damaged in a belly landing.
June 10, 1957 - Aircraft upgraded with 150hp Lycoming O-320 engines.
August 8, 1957 - Aircraft was observed by the FAA to be in poor mechanical condition.
February 10, 1959 - Auxiliary 30 gallon fuel tank was installed in the rear baggage compartment. When combined with the Ryan underseat fuel tank, total fuel capacity was 89.5 US-gallons.

June 1959 - July 1960
United Aviation, Inc.
Atlanta, GA, USA

July 1960 - March 1961
Graubart Aviation, Inc.
Chicago, IL, USA

March 1961 - April 1961
Robert Gore and Nathan Gore
Chicago, IL, USA

April 1961 - February 1962
Aero Enterprises, Inc.
Elkhart, IN, USA

February 1962 - April 1962
C.E. Needham
Elkhart, IN, USA

April 1962 -
Appliance Buyers Credit Corporation
MI, USA

February 1962 - August 1962
Dick Nolan
Greeley, CO, USA

August 1962 - March 1964
Thomas Nord
Pembina, ND, USA

March 1964 - August 1965
Horace Henderson and David Joseph
Champaign, IL, USA

Purchased for $12,889.80
May 4, 1964 - Aircraft upgraded to 3,350lbs gross weight.
August 21, 1965 - The pilot failed to take density altitude into account when attempting to depart from Grand Canyon Airport, AZ. The airplane stalled and was destroyed in the ensuing crash. (NTSB Report DEN66F0078)
September 22, 1965 - Aircraft removed from FAA register.

Current status: Destroyed

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