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Current Status

History

Sold new to Howard Batt. From early December 1936 to about November 1938, he used the airplane for demonstration. He eventually sold it to Alfred C. Goddard. Next owner appears to be Earl A. Wollcott, a sound mixer at RKO studios who built up time and got his private license in it.

In late 1939 or early 1940 the airplane went to Amarillo Air Service, where they used it for the CPTP program.

On may 15th, 1941 the Ryan was being flown by a student pilot in the CPTP program by the name of John Peter Zimmer, when he had difficulties (details unknown) and crashed after practicing some advanced manoeuvres, in a wheat field near the flying school. The plane was badly damaged. Zimmer was taken to the local hospital where it was found he had suffered a broken collarbone, a leg injury and head cuts. The accident took place approximately 6 miles Northeast of Amarillo.

In May 1946 a Mr. Franklin Mayer, an A&E mechanic in Knoxville, Tennessee contracted to do an annual inspection on his Ryan, so it appears it could still exist in that area?

Ownership History

• Howard H. Batt, Ryan distributor, Clover field Airport, Los Angeles, California;
• Alfred C. Goddard, Los Angeles, California;
• Earl A. Wollcott, Santa Monica, California;
• Amarillo Air Service, English Field, Amarillo, Texas;
• Franklin L Mayer, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Current Ownership

Unknown

Notes

Via FAA records N17302 is listed as destroyed and registry cancelled May 15th, 1941.with the last owner shown as:

Amarillo Air Service, Amarillo, Texas 79101 U.S.A.

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