Registration Number NC3810
Mystery Airplane
This aircraft is a Ryan B-1 Brougham, S/N 57 (ATC 25). It
shares lineage with the “Spirit of St. Louis”,
and was built during the same year. The B.F. Mahoney Aircraft
Co., San Diego, CA manufactured it on 12/19/1927. It was equipped
with a 220 HP Wright J-5CA engine, S/N 8157. It weighed 3,300
pounds.
It was flown away from the factory by its new owner, Southwest
Ryan Airlines, 1204 Atlas Bldg., Tulsa, OK (Al Henley, Manager).
It had an engine change on 5/11/28 (Wright S/N 8098).
Application for renewal of its registration was cancelled
on 8/7/29 because the owner was not ready to have the inspection
performed. On 8/26/20 inspector A. Rowe refused to license
the airplane. No further information.
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UPLOADED: 06/05 REVISED: 10/30/08
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