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Serial number
TTN-15
Manufacture date
September 30, 1953
Original airframe identity
NAV-4-539 (NC8516H)
Current status
Destroyed (crashed)
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 - May 1973
Mary Trimble
Aklavik, NT
Mary Trimble
Aklavik, NT
Seen in November 1972, CF-TQU was in Calgary for a pair of engine overhauls.
Photo courtesy of Ken McTavish
May 1973 - May 1975
Ram Air Charter Ltd.
Inuvik, NT
Ram Air Charter Ltd.
Inuvik, NT
- May 1973 - lease to Reindeer Air Services Ltd., Inuvik, NT.
- July 22, 1973 - Accident at 19:36. Operated by Ram Air. Pilot Donald Orr. Aklavik, NT - Inuvik, NT. 8 miles E of Aklavik, NT.
While flying at c. 500 feet the left engine failed. The pilot did not feather the engine and elected to land in the willows. [Report W30064]
Even though CF-TQU's airframe was badly broken, the cockpit survived intact and Ken McTavish reported that the canopy could still be opened with only one hand.
Photo courtesy of Ken McTavish
- May 1975 - aircraft was reported as being dismantled for parts.