Serial Number
Model
Registration
Date of Manufacturing
ATC
Price (USD)
Engine
Propeller
Current Status
325
ST-A PT-20 PT-20A
40-2389 N9651N
December 1939
571
$6453.00
Menasco C-4 125 HP SN 402 Kinner R-440-1 132 HP SN 4540
Sensenich 80-R1 SN 13065 Sensenich 86C SN 20783
Unknown
History
Sold new January 15, 1940, delivered to the Ryan School on Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California.
Modified to PT-20A with a Kinner engine on December 12, 1940 at the Ryan plant, San Diego.
Used for military primary flight training, San Diego.
Final Disposition unknown. Possibly hit power lines March 4, 1942?
As of 1984 the Data Plate and a Bill of sale were owned by Bill Rose, S. Barrington, Illinois. Bill had reserved N9615N for use with this SN but after his death a substantial amount of his projects and parts were purchased by Graham Hoskings, Tyabb, Vic. Australia.
Ownership History
- Finance Officer, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio (US Army Air Corps)
- Headquarters Air Corps Training Detachment, (Ryan School of Aeronautics) Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California.
- Randy Cochran, Scottsbluff, Nebraska;
- Bill Rose, S. Barrington, Illinois.
Current Ownership
Unknown
Notes
Via FAA records N9651N was last assigned to Ryan PT20A, SN 325 and expired in 2011. The registration is currently on hold.
Based on the information held by the FAA associated with this SN it is questionable that an aircraft SN 329 could be registered.
40-2387/2416
Ryan PT-20 SN 323/338, 340/351.
Many conversions to PT-20A. Two converted to PT-20B and then reconverted to PT-20A
Now with Graham Hosking,
Tyabb, Victoria, Australia?