Serial Number

Model

Registration

Date of Manufacturing

ATC

Price (USD)

Engine

Propeller

Current Status

History

Sold new on July 5th, 1938, to the Government of Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Equipped with machine gun mounting brackets and synchronisers.

The ship was found and purchased by Hower Aircarft company, in 1959 or 1960.

In 1961-62 Ed Ortowski bought up several of the Guatemalan ships, including this one, and started to rebuild it to ATC 681 specs. Ortowski was killed in an unrelated aircraft accident, and Mrs Ortowski sold the plane to R.K. Egger in about August, 19868. It was in parts and restoration was never started by Ortowski. The U.S registration number N17351 was applied for by Ortowski and issued, which was from the original Ryan s/n 154 which is now N633X. It was sold to Egger about September 1968.

Next owner was Donald Sharp, date unknown.

On November 8th, 1980 it was purchased by Sam Appleby, from Harold C. Malloy and Charlene W. Maloy.

Appleby did extensive work on the airplane and installed a Menasco C-4S s/n 368 and Fitzsimon model 1716 propeller, and finished up the work with a fancy all white with black and gold trim paint job. It was re licensed on August 7th, 1985. On August 10th, 1985 Appleby was killed in the airplane. (see accident report in notes) The remains of the airframe were sold to William Rose, who put everything in storage to await a complete restoration. The purchase also included the original paperwork. Apparently the remains and paperwork are now in the possession of Pegasus Aircraft of Miami, Florida.

Ownership History

• Government of Guatemala, Guatemala Air Force, Guatemala, Central America.
• Hower Aircraft Company, Sarasota, Florida;
• Ed Ortowski, Cayce, South Carolina;
• R.K.Egger, Houston, Texas;
• Donald Sharp, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma;
• Sam Appleby, Ozark, Missouri;
• William Rose, S. Barrington, Illinois;
• Pegasus Aircraft Parts and Systems, Miami, Florida.

Current Ownership

Mr. Antonio Seabra

Notes

NTSB Accident Report for N17351

THE PLT OF ANOTHER (ACCOMPANYING) ACFT, HAD BRIEFED THE PILOT OF N17351, ON WX THAT COULD BE EXPECTED EN ROUTE. INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING THE OTHER ACFT AS HE HAD BEEN BRIEFED, THE PILOT OF N17351 GOT IN THE LEAD. WHILE EN ROUTE, HE WAS OBSERVED TO FLY UNDER THE EDGE OF CLOUDS FROM WHICH HE DID NOT RETURN. A GROUND WITNESS SAW HIM COME OUT OF A LOW CEILING IN APRX A 45 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE & IMPACT IN AN OPEN FIELD. NEITHER THE ACFT NOR THE PILOT WERE CERTIFIED FOR FLT IN INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS

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