Serial Number

Model

Registration

Date of Manufacturing

ATC

Price (USD)

Engine

Propeller

Current Status

History

The ship was purchased by Ryan dealer W.H. Irwin, along with several others, (NC14957, 14983, 14985, 16034, and 14914) He in turn sold it to R.J. Phillips on January 23rd, 1936. In January 1938 it was purchased by H.W. King, a Delta Airlines pilot. The airplane was in storage from summer 1938 to about March 1940 and unlicensed. Then it went to Grady Montgomery and eventually drifted up to the St. Louis Flying Service about 1940 where it was rebuilt and made airworthy. It was used for training at Lambert Field along with NC14911 and NC17305. They eventually sold it to Horace M. Barnes on October 21st, 1940; he used it in the CPTP program and for aerobatics.

It met its fate when on July 26th, 1941 the landing gear was being washed with gasoline during the changing of a blown tire. Somehow the gasoline ignited and the airplane caught fire, burning off all of the fabric and warping the fuselage.

The aircraft was scrapped except for the Menasco.

There is also a rumour the airplane was involved in a “washout” in 1945

No further details are known.

Ownership History

• W.H. Irwin, Atlanta, Georgia;

• R.J Phillips, Candler Field, Atlanta, Georgia;

• H.W. King, Birmingham, Alabama;

• Grady H. Montgomery, Jackson, Tennessee;

• St. Louis Flying Service, St. Louis, Missouri;

• Horace. M. Barnes, Lumberton, North Carolina;

• Fred Barber, Smithville, MO

Current Ownership

Fred Barber

Notes

Papers for SN 111 now belong to Fred Barber and the FAA registration number N86555 will be applied to the rebuilding of existing Ryan parts into a complete airplane.

Registry N86555 expires 2/28/2021

The registration N14955 is owned by Steve Freeman, Memphis, TN who owns the remains of Ryan ST-A SN 133