Is the Plane you had your first lesson in still flying???

Apparently so. Despite taking me on my first flight and first solo in the 70's, it still looks fresh as a daisy. And it got a hefty model upgrade too! :)

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N91HL is still flying. But my first lesson was only about 3 years ago.
 
All the 172's and the Piper I flew out of KAUS seem to still be flying...Heard 7WE up this weekend while flying the Mooney to breakfast. Hasn't been too long though!
 
I bought a Cessna 150M to learn to fly in. It was N6359K and it is still registered to the person I sold it to in 1987. So I suppose it is still flying, but I don't know for sure.
 
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First flight for me in 1976 in a C-172M, N9124H. It is at Lakeway Airpark in Texas now and still current registration.
 
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Now, this is weird.

The first (logged) flight for me was in Cessna 172 N5946E, and I flew it a number of times thereafter while I was working on my Private, and also, my Instrument.

Odd, though: FAA claims that number belonged (only) to a deregistered 150, exported to Canada by Cessna.

Who knows?

Looking through the old logbook was good fun, though, for a fact!
 
I've checked a few numbers from the first page of my logbook. About 1/2 are still flying.
It's been 41 yrs. We had about 8 brand new C-150 Commuter II in the college fleet.
 
N161CA, a Diamond DA-20, now looks to be flying with Gateway Aviation in Allentown, PA
 
SCCutler said:
Now, this is weird.

The first (logged) flight for me was in Cessna 172 N5946E, and I flew it a number of times thereafter while I was working on my Private, and also, my Instrument.

Odd, though: FAA claims that number belonged (only) to a deregistered 150, exported to Canada by Cessna.
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This is weird. FAA website is as you said, but Googling the number turns up this: http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/5/N5946E.shtm

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The Google bots don't waste time.

Googling ”N5946E" shows a link to Spike's first post about that airplane about halfway down the page.

Mark
 
N63366 (affectionately called "Full House") is still kicking at the same school where I found it 20 years ago. It was old then. The number originally belonged to a BT-13 Valiant, which would have been a lot cooler than the 172 I knew.
 
6397G is still flying. I took my first logged lesson in it and flew it for my checkride. I flew 5 other 150's and two 172's in my 35hrs of training. Don
 
Hard to say. Before I finished my PPL, but after I soloed, the owner suddenly got terminally ill and sold it to a private pilot a couple airports away, who shortly thereafter went off the deep end, killed his family and then himself. The plane then sat forlornly in the back of a hangar for several years. Later, I started flying out of that airport and it was a real downer every time I walked through that hangar and saw the thing abandoned in the corner and covered with dust. The guy's heirs finally sold it a couple years ago, and now I see it was deregistered and exported to Colombia. Quite the story for a little Warrior from upstate NY...
 
Yep. Cub N98459 (soloed in 1978) and it was out flying today. Sits in the hangar beside my Cub.


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As far a I know 759TP is still flying.

Long time since I've seen the beautiful girl. But she was awesome ...never once complained when I twisted her nips....ugh I mean mix....:redface:
 
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Heard the call sign 899CT the other day - still flying. Still love Diamond DA20s. Fun little airplanes...

Wait... Looks like I may now have more time in my -35 than rental DA20s... Hmmm that happened pretty quickly.
 
I don't see any NTSB reports, and the registration expires next year so I'm guessing 3979K is still flying.
 
Yes. N10993, the first new C150 that my father bought for training in KS. I see it's still in the same family that bought it in the mid 70s.
 
Yep. The plane I did the intro flight, first solo and passed the PPL check ride is still flying and still at the same airport, though not a trainer anymore. The plane I did my IR in is still flying too. Still is owned by the same guy, but has moved to Kingman AZ.
 
Dont think so. Piper Tomahawk N2124K. That N Number shows de-registered in 2009, whatever that means
 
Exported to Australia. Anybody down there ever see C152 - 6333M?:dunno:
 
It looks like good ol' 5755U is now in Tennessee -- a good ways away from where she was in Wisconsin when I soloed her.

Man, I loved that plane -- and apologize to the current owner for some of those landings. ;)
 
TEFLONSEAN said:
As far a I know 759TP is still flying.

Long time since I've seen the beautiful girl. But she was awesome ...never once complained when I twisted her nips....ugh I mean mix....:redface:
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:rollercoaster:Ding! Ding! Ding... We have a winner!!!! It only took 58 post before we went there. Even with the bait I left as a last line...:goofy::goofy::goofy:
 
Don't know if it's still flying but it has a current registration expiring in 2017. It lives in Stevensville, MT.
 
Don't have my first logbook from 1970 and I don't remember my solo airplane... but I restarted my training and got my license in 1984 in c152 N67322... It is still flying
 
The FAA database shows it registered to someone in Texas. But that's more recent than this:

N9647T was one a 2 or 3 Tomahawks where I learned to fly, and the one I flew most. My first lesson was in it on April 13, 1990. My first solo was in it June 27 of the same year and I passed my private checkride in the same airplane in December.

Fast forward 11 years to 2001. I had moved to Colorado and learned on an aviation forum that 74T had been sold to someone in North Carolina. As luck would have it, my-in-laws lived in North Carolina at the time and, on a visit, had a chance to visit my old friend (story on my website).

Even better... about a year later, I got a chance to fly it again. When I did the visit in 2001 I was able to get the owner's contact information. Turned out he was an RDU air traffic controller and used the airplane, among other things, to commute. We made arrangements to get together at RDU one afternoon and went flying together!
 
Apparently so. N75885 a C-172N is still registered.

The second flight was in N9336H and it was involved in a fatal accident later that year. :( In fact, the crash was caught on video by the local news helicopter and appears on Jay Honek's web page of aviation videos (or used to...)

John
 
Don't think so, shortly after I soloed it and moved to flying a 152 it had a hard landing damaging the firewall and probably a prop strike. I didn't see it after the accident but heard it was sold for scrap. Registration seem to match this story.

1st Lesson 150 - hard landing Scrapped
1st Solo 172 - Crashed after failed High Altitude Departure
1st X/C 172 - Crashed after Dark Night Departure (Loss of control)
172 used in training - stolen and then pilot suicide crash CFIT?
152 I completed PP training in is still owned by same club - still training pilots I still fly it once in a while

Brian


Below are the detail.
N5211Q

Aircraft has been Deregistered
Last Action Date 1988-08-02 Cancel Date 1991-05-17
Airworthiness Date Expiration Date
Manufacturer_Name CESSNA Model Name 150L
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Plane I did my 1st solo in..
Accident occurred Sunday, July 02, 1995 in STANLEY, ID
Probable Cause Approval Date: 11/30/1995
Aircraft: CESSNA 172L, registration: N4319Q
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

THE PILOT USED FLAPS FOR THE TAKEOFF, CONTRARY TO THE AIRPLANE OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT USE OF FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF AT HIGH ALTITUDE. THE AIRPORT IS LOCATED AT AN ELEVATION OF 6,403 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE PILOT BEGINNING HIS TAKEOFF ROLL FROM MIDFIELD AT THE AIRPORT. THE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AND REMAINED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE GROUND. ABOUT 900 FEET BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS, AND HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS AFFECTED BY WINDSHEAR AND DOWNDRAFTS.

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The Plane I did my 1st Cross Country in ....
Probable Cause Approval Date: 06/19/1995
Aircraft: CESSNA 172M, registration: N21704
Injuries: 1 Fatal, 2 Serious.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD 2.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT WITH A WRECKAGE PATH MEASURED OVER 280 FEET LONG. AN AIRPORT SECURITY OFFICER REPORTED THAT HE WAS NEAR THE ADVISORY RADIO USED FOR AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATIONS. HE OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT TAXI OUT FOR DEPARTURE ABOUT 0200. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, THE PILOT REPORTED AIRBORNE SOUTHBOUND AND THAT HE INTENDED TO TURN TO THE NORTH. NO OTHER TRANSMISSIONS WERE HEARD FROM THE PILOT. THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT HAS NO MEMORY OF THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT WAS LYING DOWN ON THE BENCH SEAT AND RECALLS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBING. SOMETIME AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PASSENGER HEARD A 'POP' SOUND FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY GROUND IMPACT. THE NIGHT WAS DESCRIBED AS DARK WITH NO MOON. THE CASINO AND SMALL SETTLEMENT OF JACKPOT ARE THE ONLY LIGHTED AREAS OUT TO THE HORIZON IN ANY DIRECTION FROM THE AIRPORT. THE NON-INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT HAD 21 TOTAL HOURS OF NIGHT FLYING EXPERIENCE WITH A TOTAL INSTRUMENT TIME OF 2.5 HOURS. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED IN THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE.

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Another 172 I did some of my training it...
Accident occurred Saturday, August 21, 1993 in LAKE FORK, ID
Probable Cause Approval Date: 11/10/1994
Aircraft: CESSNA 172N, registration: N75644
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED. WHEN IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING STOLEN, THE PILOT HURRIEDLY RETURNED TO THE PLANE, STARTED THE ENGINE, TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY, & MADE AN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN CLIMBING NORTH TOWARD MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT COLLIDED WITH A STEEP/WOODED SLOPE IN THE MOUNTAINS. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT. LOCAL PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE MOUNTAIN TOPS WERE OBSCURED BY WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. TOXICOLOGY TESTS OF THE PILOT SHOWED ALCOHOL LEVELS OF 68 MG/DL (0.068%) IN HIS BLOOD, 89 MG/DL (0.089%) IN INVITREOUS FLUID, & 115 MG/DL (0.115%) IN HIS URINE, AND 0.147 UG/ML OF ALPRAZOLAM IN HIS BLOOD. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE PILOT'S SEAT BELT WAS NOT USED; HIS BODY WAS EJECTED FROM THE AIRPLANE DURING IMPACT.
 
Yes, it is. And I know the current owner and he flies it as much as he can.
 
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Don't think so, shortly after I soloed it and moved to flying a 152 it had a hard landing damaging the firewall and probably a prop strike. I didn't see it after the accident but heard it was sold for scrap. Registration seem to match this story.

1st Lesson 150 - hard landing Scrapped
1st Solo 172 - Crashed after failed High Altitude Departure
1st X/C 172 - Crashed after Dark Night Departure (Loss of control)
172 used in training - stolen and then pilot suicide crash CFIT?
152 I completed PP training in is still owned by same club - still training pilots I still fly it once in a while

Brian


Below are the detail.
N5211Q

Aircraft has been Deregistered
Last Action Date 1988-08-02 Cancel Date 1991-05-17
Airworthiness Date Expiration Date
Manufacturer_Name CESSNA Model Name 150L
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Plane I did my 1st solo in..
Accident occurred Sunday, July 02, 1995 in STANLEY, ID
Probable Cause Approval Date: 11/30/1995
Aircraft: CESSNA 172L, registration: N4319Q
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

THE PILOT USED FLAPS FOR THE TAKEOFF, CONTRARY TO THE AIRPLANE OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT USE OF FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF AT HIGH ALTITUDE. THE AIRPORT IS LOCATED AT AN ELEVATION OF 6,403 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE PILOT BEGINNING HIS TAKEOFF ROLL FROM MIDFIELD AT THE AIRPORT. THE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AND REMAINED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE GROUND. ABOUT 900 FEET BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS, AND HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS AFFECTED BY WINDSHEAR AND DOWNDRAFTS.

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The Plane I did my 1st Cross Country in ....
Probable Cause Approval Date: 06/19/1995
Aircraft: CESSNA 172M, registration: N21704
Injuries: 1 Fatal, 2 Serious.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD 2.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT WITH A WRECKAGE PATH MEASURED OVER 280 FEET LONG. AN AIRPORT SECURITY OFFICER REPORTED THAT HE WAS NEAR THE ADVISORY RADIO USED FOR AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATIONS. HE OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT TAXI OUT FOR DEPARTURE ABOUT 0200. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, THE PILOT REPORTED AIRBORNE SOUTHBOUND AND THAT HE INTENDED TO TURN TO THE NORTH. NO OTHER TRANSMISSIONS WERE HEARD FROM THE PILOT. THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT HAS NO MEMORY OF THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT WAS LYING DOWN ON THE BENCH SEAT AND RECALLS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBING. SOMETIME AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PASSENGER HEARD A 'POP' SOUND FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY GROUND IMPACT. THE NIGHT WAS DESCRIBED AS DARK WITH NO MOON. THE CASINO AND SMALL SETTLEMENT OF JACKPOT ARE THE ONLY LIGHTED AREAS OUT TO THE HORIZON IN ANY DIRECTION FROM THE AIRPORT. THE NON-INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT HAD 21 TOTAL HOURS OF NIGHT FLYING EXPERIENCE WITH A TOTAL INSTRUMENT TIME OF 2.5 HOURS. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED IN THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE.

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Another 172 I did some of my training it...
Accident occurred Saturday, August 21, 1993 in LAKE FORK, ID
Probable Cause Approval Date: 11/10/1994
Aircraft: CESSNA 172N, registration: N75644
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED. WHEN IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING STOLEN, THE PILOT HURRIEDLY RETURNED TO THE PLANE, STARTED THE ENGINE, TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY, & MADE AN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN CLIMBING NORTH TOWARD MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT COLLIDED WITH A STEEP/WOODED SLOPE IN THE MOUNTAINS. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT. LOCAL PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE MOUNTAIN TOPS WERE OBSCURED BY WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. TOXICOLOGY TESTS OF THE PILOT SHOWED ALCOHOL LEVELS OF 68 MG/DL (0.068%) IN HIS BLOOD, 89 MG/DL (0.089%) IN INVITREOUS FLUID, & 115 MG/DL (0.115%) IN HIS URINE, AND 0.147 UG/ML OF ALPRAZOLAM IN HIS BLOOD. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE PILOT'S SEAT BELT WAS NOT USED; HIS BODY WAS EJECTED FROM THE AIRPLANE DURING IMPACT.
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:hairraise::yikes::hairraise: Remind me that you are never ever allowed to fly my plane...:nono::mad2:
 
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Nope, sad to say. She was a well-rigged and sweet-flying plane when I was a noobie and she was only six years old.

I have a lot of memories and learning experiences from my time in that plane. And, a few "never again" experiences, too.

Her last flight ended from grossly inadequate "brain not in gear" preflight planning.

http://www.aopa.org/asf//ntsb/narrative.cfm?ackey=1&evid=20080613X00851
 
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