TEMCO-Riley's D-16A Riley '55 Production
Serial Number TTN-76
February 29, 1956 - manufactured
- Used the airframe from Navion NAV-4-164 (NC91661).
N707T
November 1955 - December 1957
TEMCO Aircraft Corporation
Dallas, TX, USA
TEMCO Aircraft Corporation
Dallas, TX, USA
December 1957- December 1958
Vest Aircraft and Finance Co.
Denver, CO, USA
Vest Aircraft and Finance Co.
Denver, CO, USA
TG-CUF
January 1958 - date unknown
William Pennington
Guatemala City, Guatemala
William Pennington
Guatemala City, Guatemala
- January 1958 - exported to Guatemala.
date unknown - February 1964
Gromaco Sociedad Anonima
Costa Rica
Gromaco Sociedad Anonima
Costa Rica
- A letter, dated Febryuary 18, 1964 between the Office of Civil Aviation and the FAA reads:
"I wish to inform you that the TWIN NAVION BIMOTOR aircraft, with the registration markings TG CUF, is no longer going to be acquired by the Gromaco enterprise, and for this reason the license TI-1043-L has been cancelled by this Office."
February 1964
A.A. Allen
Corpus Christi, TX, USA
A.A. Allen
Corpus Christi, TX, USA
N717F
January 1964 - October 1965
J.M. Hall
Dallas, TX, USA
J.M. Hall
Dallas, TX, USA
- January 1964 - overlap in the registration and ownership.
October 1965 - March 1967
Dan Lee
Jackson, MS, TN, USA
Dan Lee
Jackson, MS, TN, USA
- March 16, 1966 - While landing at Jackson, MS, the nose gear retraction rod failed and the aircraft suffered a landing gear collapse. (NTSB Report MIA66D0488)
- July 1966 - Repairs completed to the nose landing gear support box, forward fuselage and nose baggage compartment door.
- January 1967 - advertised for sale, asking $14,900.
March 1967 - March 1969
Andrew Spickard
Lebanon, TN, USA
Andrew Spickard
Lebanon, TN, USA
- January 31, 1969, while flying near Cookeville, TN, both engines failed because of fuel starvation. The pilot landed wheels up on a nearby airstrip. (NTSB Report MIA69F0330)
March 1969 - May 1969
Jim Hicks
Pompomo Beach, FL, USA
Jim Hicks
Pompomo Beach, FL, USA
May 1969 - June 1970
Jack Bills
Salem, IN, USA
Jack Bills
Salem, IN, USA
- Febraury 1970 - Repairs completed to the left and right engine nacelles, nose baggage compartment door and forward fuselage following a nose gear collapse.
June 1970 - July 1970
John Reinert
Buffalo, NY, USA
John Reinert
Buffalo, NY, USA
July 1970 - October 1971
John Reinert
Babylon, NY, USA
John Reinert
Babylon, NY, USA
October 1971 - March 1975
William Moreno and Karen Moreno
Miami Springs, FL, USA
William Moreno and Karen Moreno
Miami Springs, FL, USA
- May 1969 - William Moreno requests the reservation of registration N1VM. VM was a contraction of Mr. Moreno's stage name Van Morgan. Registration N7VM reserved by the FAA but not taken up.
March 1975 - December 1992
Milton Parrish
Madison, FL, USA
Milton Parrish
Madison, FL, USA
- May 1975 - N717F converted to a spray plane (the reason for modification is unknown). Modifications include a wind-driven pump under the left wing, inboard of the engine nacelle, electric control valve, manifold and dump valve at along the fuselage centerline. Removal of wing tip tanks and installation of spray booms under the flaps. Placarded as follows: Max. Fuel 25 Gal, Max. Spray 75 Gal.
December 1992 - September 2000
Parrish Aviation, Inc.
Madison, FL, USA
Parrish Aviation, Inc.
Madison, FL, USA
September 2000 - present
William Andrews Jr
Miami, FL, USA
N717F shows off a modification perfect for the
Florida sun - an umbrella. (R. Andrews)
William Andrews Jr
Miami, FL, USA
N717F shows off a modification perfect for the
Florida sun - an umbrella. (R. Andrews)
Although its a D-16A, at some point N717F's
tip tanks were removed. (R. Andrews)
- May 2011 - Advertised for sale as part of a package deal with TTN-82. Asking $30,000 USD.
Current status: Airworthy
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