TEMCO-Riley's D-16A Riley '55 Production
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Serial Number TTN-74
February 1956 - manufactured
N705T
February 1956 - date unknown
owner unknown
USA
- April 30, 1967 - While in cruise over Hassell, NC, the left hand propeller blade lost the last six inches of its tip. To reduce vibrations, the right hand engine was shut down and an emergency landing was carried out. On landing, the landing gear collapsed. (NTSB Report DIA67F0098)
February 1970 - present
Gerald Phillips
Lansing, MI, USA

Although still listed as an active airplane on the FAA website, N705T
hadn't flown in years when it was photographed in 2002. (J. Shields)
Current status: Derelict