THURSTON TSC-1A/1 TEAL # 15 |
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Aircraft Data |
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| Manufacturer: | Thurston Aircraft Corporation, Sanford, Maine, USA | |
| Model: | TSC-1A/1 Teal | |
| Type Certificate No: | A15EA | |
| Serial Number: | 15 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1971- | |
| Engine: | Avco Lycoming O-320-A3B 150 hp @ 2700 RPM |
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| Modifications: | Converted from Model TSC-1A to Model TSC-1A1 with the installation of wing fuel tanks. Wingspan extended by 4 ft, tailplane span extended 2 ft. | |
| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| N2015T | 1971- | Manufacturing date. Reserved registration number at factory. |
| 1971- | FAA C of A issued. | |
| 1971- | First flight from Sanford Airport; Sanford, Maine. | |
| 1971- | US owner? | |
| C-GDQD | 1975-12-31 | Registered
on Canadian CAR to: Mr. Roy T. Williams; Walkerton, Ontario, Canada. Aircraft TOT 97.5 hrs. |
| 1984-12-07 | Sale reported to Canadian CAR. | |
| 1985-01-10 | Mr. Leon Gratton; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. | |
| 1990-08-15 | Sale reported to Canadian CAR. | |
| 1990-08-20 | 798792
Ontario Ltd.; Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. |
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| 1992-01-10 | Sale reported to Canadian CAR. | |
| 1992-01-10 | Oxford
Air Services; Thomas H. Martindale, Springfield, Ontario, Canada. |
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| 1992-05-01 | Installation
of extended wings, extended tailplane and ferry tanks completed. Wing span extended 4 ft and tailplane extended 2
ft. |
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| 1992-05-14 | Ferry flight from Canada to England started. Ferry pilot was well known flying boat legend Keith Sissons. The route flown was; Brantford - Peterborough (1.3 hrs), Peterborough - Baie-Comeau ( 5.6 hrs), Baie-Comeau - Goose Bay (4.1 hrs), Goose Bay - Narsarsuak (7.9 hrs), Narsarsuak - Reykjavik (10.25 hrs), Reykjavik - Hornafjordur (3.1 hrs), Hornafjordur - Glasgow (9.4 hrs), Glasgow - Huddersfield (2.8 hrs). The Keith Sissons arrived at Huddersfield on 26 May 1992, after at total flight time of 44.45 hrs. | |
| 1992-11-23 | Sale reported to Canadian CAR. | |
| 1992-12-07 | Cancelled
from Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. |
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| G-TEAL | 1992-12-08 | C
of R issue date. Registered on the UK CAR to: Mr. Kenneth Heeley;
Meltham, Huddersfield, England. |
| 1993-01- | Damaged
by wind storm when flipped over on its back at parking. UK
registration marks were never applied. |
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| 2001-12-16 | Mr. Rodney Heaton; Oxenhope, Keighley, Yorkshire, England. | |
| 2002-05-24 | Cancelled from UK Register. | |
| (N897TB) | 2002-09-07 | Mr.
Tom
Beck; Green Ridges, Brook Street, Cuckfield, Sussex, England RH17 5JJ. Tel: 01444-456866. |
| Under restoration in Sussex since September 2002.
Aircraft will be shipped to Florida, March 2003. Will be registered on US CAR for; Tom Beck; 117 Eagles Nest Drive, Crescent City, Florida 32112, USA. |
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| 2003-03-13 | Shipped from England, destined for Florida, USA. | |
| N897TB | 2005-01-12 | Officially
registered on US CAR to: Floridair Inc. (Tom Beck); 117 Eagles Nest Lane, Crescent City, FL 32112-4501, USA. |
| 2005-01-12 | C of A issued. | |
| 2005-07-18 | Air Worthiness Test. | |
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Updated: 2006-11-12Copyright © 2002-2006 Steinar Saevdal |
