138
ST-A
NC17304
December 1936
571
Unknown
Menasco C-4 125 HP SN 254
Fahlin 725 SN 2245 or 2242
Unknown
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Current Status
History
Not much is known about this Ryan except that the Ryan school of Aeronautics initially used it after leaving the factory.
On December 31st, 1936 it was sold to Ted Brown. It was possibly in an accident. The ship appeared in RKO’s film, “Man against the sky”.
The original records indicate “Out of Service” with no date shown or reason why.
Final disposition unknown.
Ownership History
- Ryan School of Aeronautics, San Diego, California;
- Ted Brown, Ted Brown Air Service, Inglewood, California, and Los Angeles Municipal Airport, Los Angeles, California;
- Jim Dewey, Glendale, California.
Current Ownership
None listed, possible Mike Dewey? (Son of Jim Dewey)
Notes
Via FAA records, N17304 is currently applied to a Cessna 172S based in Prescott, Arizona