Description:
1940 Boeing/Stearman B75-N1 with 4,432 hours total airframe time, powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-985 AN-14B with 284 hours SMOH. The aircraft was professionally restored between 1988 and 1990 and is equipped with a Hartzell three-blade propeller and an STC-approved enclosed canopy. Previously displayed as part of the rotating collection at the Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center, the aircraft has reportedly been sitting since 2006 and will require inspection before return to service.
• Registration: N2803D
• Serial Number: 75-6822
• Total Airframe Time: 4,432 hours
• Pratt & Whitney R-985 AN-14B radial engine
• Engine Time: 284 hours SMOH
• Engine overhauled by Aero-Engines, Inc. in 1990
• Hartzell HC-B3P30-1 three-blade propeller
• Propeller Time: 194 hours SPOH
• Professionally restored between 1988 and 1990
• Enclosed canopy installed under STC
• Previously displayed at the Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center
• Maintained for many years in connection with Dr. Forrest Bird and his FAA repair station
• Aircraft has reportedly been sitting since 2006
• Last annual inspection completed in 2006
• Logbooks prior to 1961 are missing
• Sale proceeds benefit the Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center
Point of Contact: Evan Seitz, Seitz Aviation LLC